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gen·der Listen to audio/ˈʤɛndɚ/ noun
plural gen·ders
1 [count] : the state of being male or female : sex
Please state your name, birth date, and gender. gender differences gender-specific language [=words that refer only to men or only to women] gender-neutral language [=words that do not refer to either sex but only to people in general]
2 grammar : one of the categories (masculine, feminine, and neuter) into which words (such as nouns, adjectives, and pronouns) are divided in many languages [noncount] The adjective and noun must agree in number and gender. [count] Some languages do not use genders.

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