transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmɑ:skjulɪn ]
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of men. 2 manly, vigorous. 3 (of a woman) having qualities considered appropriate to a man. 4 Gram. of or denoting the gender proper to men's names. --n. Gram. the masculine gender; a masculine word. øømasculinely adv. masculineness n. masculinity n. [ME f. OF masculin -ine f. L masculinus (as MALE)]