Wiktionary:Word of the day/September 14

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epicene adj

(linguistics) 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.). (linguistics) 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. (biology and figuratively) Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex. (by extension) Indeterminate; mixed. (by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.

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