EPICENE


Meaning of EPICENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌsēn ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin epicoenus, from Greek epikoinos, from epi- + koinos common — more at co-

Date: 15th century

1. of a noun : having but one form to indicate either sex

2.

a. : having characteristics typical of the other sex : intersexual

b. : effeminate

3. : lacking characteristics of either sex

• epicene noun

• ep·i·cen·ism -ˌsē-ˌni-zəm, ˌe-pə-ˈ noun

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