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male as norm

male as norm noun: the principle that holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the feminine suffix -ess and the use of man to mean human strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are thus less important.

Noun

male as norm (uncountable)

  1. The principle that holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the feminine suffix -ess and the use of man to mean human strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are thus less important.

Questions about male as norm

What does male as norm mean?
Male as norm means the principle that holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the feminine suffix -ess and the use of man to mean human strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are thus less important.
What part of speech is male as norm?
Male as norm is a noun.

Words near male as norm in the dictionary

  1. malds
  2. male
  3. male alpha
  4. male alphas
  5. male answer syndrome
  6. male as norm
  7. male bot
  8. male bots
  9. male chauvinism
  10. male chauvinist
  11. male chauvinistic

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