epicene
epicene definition
epi·cene (ep′i sēn′)
adjective
- designating a noun, as in Latin or Greek, having only one grammatical form to denote an individual of either sex
- belonging to one sex but having characteristics of the other, or of neither; specif., effeminate; unmanly
Etymology: ME < L epicoenus < Gr epikoinos, common < epi-, upon, to + koinos, common: see com-
noun
an epicene person
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