epicene in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for epicene in the English»Spanish Dictionary

epicene [Am ˈɛpəˌsin, Brit ˈɛpɪsiːn] ADJ

1. epicene LING:

epicene

epiceno

2. epicene (effeminate):

epicene liter

afeminado

Translations for epicene in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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English

In a book on gender and language, he calls the genderless pronoun, known to linguists as the epicene pronoun, "the word that failed," and not for lack of trying.

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Many of the words are not clearly either masculine or epicene today.

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The plants are perennial marsh plants that can grow to 3.5 m (depending on the species), with epicene flowers.

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Naturally the book is illustrated by the author, with his own boneless, epicene figures.

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The baron, always the most epicene of creatures in his public life, functions as a toilet in private.

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