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Definition of masculine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

masculine

noun
 
/ˈmæskjəlɪn/
 
/ˈmæskjəlɪn/
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  1. the masculine
     [singular] the masculine gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
  2. [countable] a masculine word or word formTopics Languagec1
    3. compare feminine, neuter
    Word Originlate Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus ‘male’.
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