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gender \'jen-dur\ n, pl
[ME gendre,
fr. MF genre, gendre
fr. L gener-, genus
birth, race, kind, gender - more at KIN]
(14c)
1 a: a grammatical category
used in the classification of nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
and, in some languages, verbs that may be arbitrary or
based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that
determines agreement with or selection of modifiers, referents,
or grammatical forms.
b: one
category of such a set.
c: the
classification of a word or grammatical form in such a
category.
d: the
distinguishing form or forms used.
2:sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture.
3 a:the condition of being female or male; sex.
b: females or males considered as a group: expressions used by one gender.
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