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Moderatemale
The correct spelling is male.
How to pronounce male
/meɪl/
nounIPA: /meɪl/
Say it like: Mal-e
The correct spelling is male. One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. For example: "a male bird feeding a seed to a female"
Usage Examples
“a male bird feeding a seed to a female”
“stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration”
“the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
adjective
- 1.Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- 2.Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
- 3.Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- 4.(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
- 5.Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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