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genderlects

genderlects is the plural of genderlect.

Meaning of genderlect

Noun

genderlect (plural genderlects)

  1. A dialect associated with a particular gender.
    • The men who interact with Tenar, including men who speak in the Old Speech, use a genderlect that shows their dominance and superiority.2001, Laura B. Comoletti, Michael D. C. Drout, “How They Do Things with Words: Language, Power, Gender, and the Priestly Wizards of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Books”, in Children's Literature...
    Synonyms:
    genderspeak

Questions about genderlects

What is genderlects the plural of?
Genderlects is the plural of genderlect.

Words near genderlects in the dictionary

  1. genderizes
  2. genderizing
  3. genderland
  4. genderlect
  5. genderlectal
  6. genderlects
  7. genderless
  8. genderlessly
  9. genderlessness
  10. genderlike
  11. genderly

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