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gendersex

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/
  • US: /ˈd͡ʒɛndɚsɛks/

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noun

Meaning 1

Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gender + sex.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別 /性别 (xìngbié) — division of male, female and others
  • Danish: køn — division of male, female and others
  • Dutch: geslacht — division of male, female and others
  • Estonian: sugu — division of male, female and others
  • Faroese: kyn — division of male, female and others
  • Finnish: sukupuoli — division of male, female and others
  • German: Geschlecht — division of male, female and others
  • Greek: φύλο (fýlo) — division of male, female and others
  • Icelandic: kyn — division of male, female and others
  • Japanese: 性別 (seibetsu) — division of male, female and others
  • Korean: 성별 (seongbyeol) — division of male, female and others
  • Manx: keintys — division of male, female and others
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjønn — division of male, female and others
  • Slovak: pohlavie — division of male, female and others
  • Swedish: kön — division of male, female and others
  • Turkish: cinsiyet — division of male, female and others