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Definition of epicene adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

epicene

adjective
 
/ˈepɪsiːn/
 
/ˈepɪsiːn/
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  1. (formal) having characteristics of both the male and female sex or of neither sex in particular
    • epicene beauty
  2. (grammar) (of a word) having one form to represent male and female
    • You can write ‘s/he’ as an epicene pronoun when you are not referring to men or women in particular.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common’).
See epicene in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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