feminine
noun/ˈfemənɪn/
/ˈfemənɪn/
(grammar)- the feminine[singular] the feminine gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
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- [countable] a feminine word or word formTopics Languagec1 compare masculine, neuter
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin femininus, from femina ‘woman’.
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