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epicene

/ˈɛpɪsiːn/

noun

Meaning

  • An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.

  • An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.

  • (by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.

  • (by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).

  • Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.

  • (by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.

  • Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.

  • (by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.

  • (by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.

Synonyms

common,
gynandromorphic,
gynandrous