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Epicene

noun
/ˈɛpɪsiːn/
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
2.nounAn epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
3.noun(by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
4.noun(by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.
5.adjectiveOf 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.).
6.adjectiveOf or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
7.adjective(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
8.adjectiveOf 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.
9.adjective(by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.
10.adjective(by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.

Synonyms

commongynandromorphicgynandrousunmanlyeffeminatebisexualsissyishsissifiedcissysissyandrogynousunmanful
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