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