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ambigeneric

UK/ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/

ambigeneric adjective: having both masculine and feminine gender.

Adjective

ambigeneric (not comparable)

  1. Having both masculine and feminine gender.
    • Another conspicuous feature of Romanian noun morphology is the class of ambigeneric nouns, masculine when singular and feminine when plural.2010, Ti Alkire, Carol Rosen, Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, page 282
  2. (broadly) Having both masculine and feminine gender.
    • The ambigeneric controllers behave as masculine and feminine , depending on the gender of the speaker2018, Sebastian Fedden, Jenny Audring, Greville G. Corbett, Non-Canonical Gender Systems, page 235
    • The cast is excellent, Mary Garden excelling inthe difficult part of Liz, while Sir Al Forbes-Robertson Jolson's portrayal of the ambigeneric hero is a triumph of tact, vigour, and nuance; and profusely illustrated brochures, entitled " Anthony Comstock's Reminiscences, or Tramping on Life " are...2018, E. E. Cummings, George James Firmage, A Miscellany (Revised)

Origin of ambigeneric

By surface analysis, ambi- + generic

Questions about ambigeneric

What does ambigeneric mean?
Ambigeneric means having both masculine and feminine gender.
What part of speech is ambigeneric?
Ambigeneric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ambigeneric?
Ambigeneric is pronounced /ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near ambigeneric in the dictionary

  1. ambifixed
  2. ambifixes
  3. ambifixing
  4. ambigender
  5. ambigendered
  6. ambigeneric
  7. ambigenous
  8. ambigram
  9. ambigrammatic
  10. ambigrams
  11. ambigu

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