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epicene definition

epi·cene (ep′i sēn′)

adjective

  1. designating a noun, as in Latin or Greek, having only one grammatical form to denote an individual of either sex
  2. 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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epicene Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • man: Epicene man he was go from here during the decades.
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