GRAMMATICAL GENDER


Meaning of GRAMMATICAL GENDER in English

Gram.

gender based on arbitrary assignment, without regard to the referent of a noun, as in French le livre (masculine), "the book," and German das Mädchen (neuter), "the girl." Cf. natural gender .

[ 1870-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .