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Rareepicene
The correct spelling is epicene.
How to pronounce epicene
/ˈɛpɪsiːn/
nounIPA: /ˈɛpɪsiːn/
Say it like: Epi-sen-e
The correct spelling is epicene. An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
- 2.An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
- 3.(by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
- 4.(by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.
adjective
- 1.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.Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
- 3.(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
- 4.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.
- 5.(by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.
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