adj. & n.
adj. 1 Gram. denoting either sex without change of gender. 2 of, for, or used by both sexes. 3 having characteristics of both sexes. 4 having no characteristics of either sex. 5 effete, effeminate.
n. an epicene person.
[ ME f. LL epicoenus f. Gk epikoinos (as EPI-, koinos common) ]