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generic masculine

generic masculine noun: the practice of using the masculine grammatical gender when referring to groups or anonymous people.

Noun

generic masculine (uncountable)

  1. The practice of using the masculine grammatical gender when referring to groups or anonymous people.
    • In Spanish, the generic masculine is used to include both men and women.

Questions about generic masculine

What does generic masculine mean?
Generic masculine means the practice of using the masculine grammatical gender when referring to groups or anonymous people.
What part of speech is generic masculine?
Generic masculine is a noun.

Words near generic masculine in the dictionary

  1. generic epithets
  2. generic function
  3. generic functions
  4. generic interval
  5. generic intervals
  6. generic masculine
  7. generic name
  8. generic names
  9. generic platformer
  10. generic platformers
  11. generic programming

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