Epicene describes something as having characteristics of both sexes, or it can mean effeminate.
Epicene describes something as having characteristics of both sexes, or it can mean effeminate.
| Front | epicene \EP-uh-seen\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Having the characteristics of both sexes. 2. Effeminate; unmasculine. noun A person or object that is epicene. [From Middle English, from Latin epicoenus, from Greek epikoinos, epi- + koinos, common.] "`This time I've bought an epicene sweater so either of us can wear it!' Mrs. Fraugal chirped as she showed her husband the bright pink dress." |
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