 masculine |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (grammar) of grammatical gender | |
| Related terms: | feminine neuter | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] associated with men and not with women | |
| Related terms: | feminine male male butch mannish male manly | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable | |
| Examples: | "a masculine cadence" "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" |
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| Related terms: | music stressed | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (grammar) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | |
| Related terms: | gender | |
| Similar spelling: |
masculinize masculinise Maclin Macklin masculinity MacLean MacLennan |
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