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noun
A third gender, a category of people who are not male or female, or whose sexual roles, anatomy, or identities place them outside of the established male and female categories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Gay people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, dated
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Synonyms: gaydom
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The clergy, the priesthood (seen as emasculate or not participating in sex).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, dated
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Synonyms: first estate, spirituality, spiritualty, clergy, third sex
Antonyms: none provided
History
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