epicene

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Synonyms: epigene, epicede, epicine, epicœne, picene, epicoene

Antonyms: epigene, epicede, epicine, epicœne, picene, epicoene

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Of or relating to a [[class#Noun|class]] of [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] [[noun]]s that may refer to [[male#Noun|males]] or [[female#Noun|females]] but have a [[fixed#Adjective|fixed]] [[grammatical]] [[gender]] ([[feminine]], [[masculine]], [[neuter#Adjective|neuter]], etc.).
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Of or relating to nouns or [[pronoun]]s in any [[language]] that have a [[single#Adjective|single]] [[form#Noun|form]] for [[male#Adjective|male]] and [[female#Adjective|female]] [[referent]]s.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[suitable|Suitable]] for [[use#Noun|use]] [[regardless]] of [[sex#Noun|sex]]; [[unisex]].
4. {{lb|en|biology|and|figuratively}} Of [[indeterminate]] [[sex#Noun|sex]], whether [[asexual]], [[androgynous]], [[hermaphrodite#Adjective|hermaphrodite]], or [[intersex]]; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
5. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[indeterminate|Indeterminate]]; [[mixed#Adjective|mixed]].
6. {{lb|en|by extension|usually|pejorative}} Of a man: [[effeminate]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} An [[#Adjective|epicene]] [[word#Noun|word]]; ''preceded by'' '''{{l|en|the}}''': the epicene words of a [[language]] as a [[class#Noun|class]].
2. {{lb|en|biology|and|figuratively}} An epicene [[person]], whether [[biologically]] [[asexual]], [[androgynous]], [[hermaphrodite#Adjective|hermaphrodite]], or [[intersex]]; an [[androgyne]], a [[hermaphrodite#Noun|hermaphrodite]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[transsexual#Noun|transsexual]]; also, a [[transvestite#Noun|transvestite]].
4. {{lb|en|by extension|usually|pejorative}} An [[effeminate]] [[man#Noun|man]].

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