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