gender
- Noun. (grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine, feminine, neuter or common.
- Noun. (obsolete) A division between classes or kinds. (rfex, but other senses wouldn’t be bad too) .
- Noun. The mental analog of sex: one's maleness, femaleness, etc., as seen from their own perspective.
- Noun. A socio-cultural phenomenon that divides people into various categories such as "male" and "female," with each having associated dress, roles, stereotypes, etc.
- Verb. to engender.
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