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masculine

mas·cu·line

UK/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ US/ˈmæskjələn/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.
2.

associated with men and not with women

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3.

(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

  • “a masculine cadence”
  • “the masculine rhyme of”
  • “'”
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noun

1.

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

Origin

From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).

Phrases

  • generic masculine
  • masculine caesura
  • masculine ending
  • masculine of center
  • masculine rhyme

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See also

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