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Meanings of natural gender in English

Russian
естественный род
Portuguese
gênero natural

Linguistic concept to discuss aspects of gender of words’ referents, as opposed to the noun class (grammatical gender) of the words themselves.

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        естественный род
        Usage of natural gender in English
        1
        Born of a woman, in the wake of a long and natural gender progression, she, in turn, gives birth.
        The Disposable Male
        2
        Comfortable furniture, natural gender-neutral decor.
        The player
        3
        But perhaps the most curious tradition in Guna Yala is its natural gender equality -and complete tolerance, if not celebration, of gender fluidity.
        BBC
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        Translations for natural gender
        Portuguese
        gênero natural