epicene

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

epicœne

Superlative

epicoene

1.
(not comparable)(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
2.
(not comparable)(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
Đồng nghĩa: common
3.
(broadly, not comparable)(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
4.
(figuratively, not comparable)(biology and figuratively) Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
Đồng nghĩa: gynandromorphic, gynandrous
5.
(broadly, not comparable)(by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.
6.
(broadly, derogatory, not comparable, usually)(by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

epicenes

1.
(linguistics) An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
2.
(figuratively)(biology and figuratively) An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
3.
(broadly)(by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
4.
(broadly, derogatory, usually)(by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.

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Đồng nghĩa

commongynandromorphicgynandrous

Cùng gốc / liên quan

epicene pronounepicene theyepicenismepicenity

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Nguồn gốc từ

thumb|upright|A 2nd-century- statue of the [[deity Hermaphroditus. The deity and the statue are epicene (sense 4) – they have both female and male characteristics.]]