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third gender

third gender noun: a category (a gender), present in societies which recognize three or more genders, which is neither male nor female; in some societies, the category may contain individuals who are intersex or androgynous, while other societies may categorize transgender people into it. (Compare fourth gender.).

Noun

third gender (countable and uncountable, plural third genders)

  1. A category (a gender), present in societies which recognize three or more genders, which is neither male nor female; in some societies, the category may contain individuals who are intersex or androgynous, while other societies may categorize transgender people into it. (Compare fourth gender.)

Forms of third gender

pluralthird genders

Questions about third gender

What does third gender mean?
Third gender means a category (a gender), present in societies which recognize three or more genders, which is neither male nor female; in some societies, the category may contain individuals who are intersex or androgynous, while other societies may categorize transgender people into it. (Compare fourth gender.).
What part of speech is third gender?
Third gender is a noun.
What is the plural of third gender?
The plural of third gender is third genders.

Words near third gender in the dictionary

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