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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Epicene \Ep"i*cene\, a. & n. [L. epicoenus, Gr. ?; fr. 'epi` + ?
common; cf. F. ['e]pic[`e]ne.]
1. Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to
such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the
masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes;
as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to
eunuchs and hermaphrodites.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other.
[1913 Webster]
The literary prigs epicene. --Prof.
Wilson.
[1913 Webster]
He represented an epicene species, neither churchman
nor layman. --J. A.
Symonds.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Epicene \Ep"i*cene\, a. & n. [L. epicoenus, Gr. ?; fr. 'epi` + ?
common; cf. F. ['e]pic[`e]ne.]
1. Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to
such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the
masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes;
as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to
eunuchs and hermaphrodites.
2. Fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other.
The literary prigs epicene. --Prof.
Wilson.
He represented an epicene species, neither churchman
nor layman. --J. A.
Symonds.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
epicene
adj 1: having an ambiguous sexual identity [syn: bisexual]
2: having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: effeminate, emasculate,
cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
epicene
Italian a.
(adj form of it epiceno f p)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
epicene
a.
1 (lb en linguistics) Of or relating to a class#Noun of Greek and
Latin nouns that may refer to male#Noun or female#Noun but have a
fixed#Adjective grammatical gender (feminine, masculine,
neuter#Adjective, etc.).
2 (lb en linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any
language that have a single#Adjective form#Noun for male#Adjective and
female#Adjective referents.
3 (lb en by extension) suitable for use#Noun regardless of sex#Noun;
unisex.
4 (lb en biology and figuratively) Of indeterminate sex#Noun, whether
asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite#Adjective, or intersex; of a human
face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
5 (lb en by extension) indeterminate; mixed#Adjective.
6 (lb en by extension usually pejorative) Of a man: effeminate.
alt.
1 (lb en linguistics) An #Adjective word#Noun; ''preceded by'' '''(l
en the)''': the epicene words of a language as a class#Noun.
2 (lb en biology and figuratively) An epicene person, whether
biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite#Adjective, or intersex;
an androgyne, a hermaphrodite#Noun. (from 17th c.)
3 (lb en by extension) A transsexual#Noun; also, a transvestite#Noun.
4 (lb en by extension usually pejorative) An effeminate man#Noun.
n.
1 (lb en linguistics) An #Adjective word#Noun; ''preceded by'' '''(l
en the)''': the epicene words of a language as a class#Noun.
2 (lb en biology and figuratively) An epicene person, whether
biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite#Adjective, or intersex;
an androgyne, a hermaphrodite#Noun. (from 17th c.)
3 (lb en by extension) A transsexual#Noun; also, a transvestite#Noun.
4 (lb en by extension usually pejorative) An effeminate man#Noun.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
epicene
Italian a.
(adj form of it epiceno f p)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
epicene
Italian a.
(adj form of it epiceno f p)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
epicene
Englanti a.
sukupuolineutraali
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
epicene /ˈɛpɪsˌiːn/
hermafrodit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
epicene /ˈɛpɪsˌiːn/
hermafroditický
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
epicene //ˈɛp.əˌsin// //ˈɛp.ɪˌsiːn//
suvuton
of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
epicene /ˈɛpɪsˌiːn/
1. kétnemû
2. közös nemû
3. két nemben használt fônév
4. hermafrodita
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
epicene /ˈɛpɪsˌiːn/
1. her iki cinse ait, her iki cinsin özelliğini taşıyan
2. (gram.) (eril) ve (dişil) şekilleri bir olan (kelime)
3. ne biri ne öteki
4. cinsiyetsiz
5. kadınımsı (erkek)
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 通性的,有两性特徵的;
n. 阴阳人;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 通性的,有两性特征的
n. 阴阳人
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