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Meanings of epicene word in inglés

ruso
эпицен
portugués
epicenidade de género
español
epiceno
catalán
epicè

Linguistics term; word with identical female and male forms.

Related terms
epiceno
Sinónimos
Examples for "epicene"
Examples for "epicene"
1
He looked away, for that epicene tenderness of hers was too harrowing.
Jude the Obscure
2
As for the epicene coteries of Bloomsbury, they filled him with loathing.
The Irish Times
3
But this epicene state of enjoyment was not long to last.
Rattlin the Reefer
4
Just who are those who enjoy the epicene on the stage?
Bertram Cope's Year
5
Fancy a slender-hipped orchidaceous person, an epicene youth with Botticellian hair and a Nietzsche walk.
Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques
1
Words of common gender are exclusively used as applied to the qualification of Senators.
Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7
2
The noun "angel" being of common gender suits the case admirably, and the epithet is sure of being favorably received.
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
3
And whether, therefore, the third head of indefinite propositions were not as superfluous as the so-called ' common gender' of nouns in grammar?
Deductive Logic
4
Maybe because it's already a female-dominated field, potential casting directors will be women too, because gendered professional fields tend to also perpetuate that common gender.
The Irish Times