English Explanatory Dictionary

common gender

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.
  2. In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine.

Pronunciation

kŏm′ən jĕn′dər /ˈkɒm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-common gender.wav /ˈkɑm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.dəɹ/

Word forms

common gender common genders
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