epicene
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See also épicène
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- epicœne (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Latin epicoenus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκοινος (“common”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
epicene (not comparable)
- lacking gender distinction, often specifically due to lack of either the masculine or the feminine
- effeminate (male with unusually strong female characteristics)
- (biology) androgynous, hermaphrodite (having both male and female characteristics)
- (biology) asexual (having neither male nor female characteristics)
- (linguistics) having only one form of the word, which serves as both masculine and feminine, even for either male or female referents
Synonyms [edit]
- (lacking gender distinction): unisex
- (effeminate): camp, effeminate, unmanly
- (biology: androgynous): androgynous, hermaphrodite
- (biology: asexual): asexual
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
lacking gender distinction
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male with unusually strong female characteristics
having both male and female biological characteristics
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having neither male nor female biological characteristics
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in grammar
Noun [edit]
epicene (plural epicenes)
- A hermaphrodite person or other creature
- An effeminate person
- An epicene word, without separate grammatical gender forms.
- An epicene object
Translations [edit]
hermaphrodite — see hermaphrodite
effeminate person
epicene word
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epicene object
See also [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
epicene f
- Feminine plural form of epiceno
