SECOND SEX

Meaning of SECOND SEX in English

one sex considered as secondary or subordinate in role to the other, esp. women in a male-dominated society.

[ 1810-20 ]

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SECOND SEX — female gender; major piece of feminist literature written by Simone de Beauvoir
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
SEX — I. ˈseks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus; probably akin to Latin secare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEX — /seks/ , n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEX — v. identify the sex of, determine sex of something; excite, arouse the sexual desires; turn on, arouse in a sexual …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEX — I. ˈseks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus Date: 14th century 1. : either of the two major forms …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEX — noun one of the groups founded on this distinction. 2. sex ·noun one of the two divisions of organic beings …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
SEX — [sex] n [ME, fr. L sexus] (14c) 1: either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEX — sex BrE AmE seks ▷ sexed sekst (= sext) ▷ sexes ˈseks ɪz -əz ▷ sexing ˈseks ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — / seks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the state of being male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. sex 1 S1 W2 AC /seks/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , ↑ sexism …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEX — n., adj., & v. n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — ( sexes, sexing, sexed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sex crime (= in which someone is sexually attacked ) a sex scandal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEX — noun 1 male or female ADJECTIVE ▪ female , male ▪ opposite ▪ At that age they can start becoming …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEX — INDEX: relating to being male or female 1. male or female 2. places for people of both sexes 3. for …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — See ↑ SEX 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ casual sex • ↑ have sex
Longman Activator English vocab
SECOND — • ↑ a second • ↑ a second/an instant • ↑ be first/second etc • ↑ have second thoughts • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — n. 25B6; noun they talked about sex : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, (sexual) relations; mating, copulation; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND — n. 25B6; adjective the second day of the trial : NEXT, following, subsequent, succeeding. he keeps a second pair of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — /seks/ [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SEX — n. 1 gender It is difficult to determine the sex of some of the lower animals 2 sexual intercourse or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SECOND — adj. 1 subsequent, following, next He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one 2 subordinate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEX — [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] n. 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
Jargon File English vocabulary
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command ≈ заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — sex.ogg 1. seks n 1> пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECOND — _I ʹsekənd n 1. секунда ( мера времени ) 60 seconds make one minute - в минуте 60 секунд 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECOND — 1) вторичный 2) второй 3) второстепенное 4) секунда • curve of second order — кривая второго порядка cusp of the second kind — точка возврата [точка …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SECOND — I 1. second сущ.1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEX — 1. seks n 1) пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - без …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — _I ʹsekənd n 1. секунда ( мера времени ) 60 seconds make one minute - в минуте 60 секунд 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — 1. сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex — прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex — женский пол the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECOND — I 1. ˈsek(ə)nd сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SEX — 1. сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex — прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex — женский пол the male sex — мужской …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECOND — I 1. ['©ў°(†)¬] second.wav сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) а) спорт. вице-чемпион; получивший второй …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SEX — _n. 1> _биол. пол; the weaker sex - слабый пол, женщины; the sterner/stronger sex - сильный пол, мужчины - the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECOND — _I 1._n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row - второе кресло во втором ряду 2. _a. 1> второй, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SEX — n. 1. биол. пол; the weaker sex - слабый пол, женщины; the sterner/stronger sex - сильный пол, мужчины - the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SECOND — I 1.n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row - второе кресло во втором ряду 2. a. 1. второй, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SEX — _n. 1> _биол. пол; the weaker sex слабый пол, женщины; the sterner (или stronger) sex сильный пол, мужчины; the sex …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SECOND — _I ˈsekənd 1. _n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row второе кресло во втором ряду 2. _a. 1> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SECOND — 1. прил. общ. второй а) (по счету, в пространстве, во времени) second chance — второй шанс This is the second of the four tests. …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command ≈ заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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