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Etymology
From ME. < MF. term|gendre/term|genre < L. term|genus||kind, sort, from proto|Indo-European|gen-|"to produce"|gon-|"to beget"|gn-|"to be born".

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/ʤ�nd�/
a|US IPA|/ʤ�nd�/
rhymes|�nd�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A division between classes or kinds. E.g., the common gender. rfex|but other senses wouldn�t be bad too
2. differences between men and women, suggesting but not necessitating reference to sex
3. sociology gender role; culture specific behaviour norms, normally but not necessarily, associated with one�s sex; condition of adopting such a gender role.
4. grammar A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine, feminine, neuter or common.
5. context|casually|to avoid confusion with �sex� in the sense of �sexual relations� The sex of individuals (male or female).

Related terms
genus
genre
gender reassignment

Slovak: t-|sk|rod|m
Spanish: t+|es|género|m
Swedish: t+|sv|genus|n
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trans-top|division between classes or kinds
Finnish: t+|fi|suku
French: t+|fr|genre|m
German: t+|de|Geschlecht|n
Icelandic: t-|is|kyn|n
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trans-top|behavioural characteristics
Dutch: t|nl|sekse|f, t+|nl|geslacht|n
Finnish: sukupuoli, sosiaalinen sukupuoli
French: t+|fr|genre|m
Hebrew: t-|he|���ר|sc=Hebr
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Scottish Gaelic: gnè f
Swedish: t+|sv|genus, t|sv|könsroll
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Spanish: t+|es|género|m
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Bosnian: t-|bs|pol|m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (xìngbié)
ttbc|Frisian: slachte n, geslacht#Frisian|geslacht n
ttbc|Italian: sesso m, genere m
ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, seibetsu)
ttbc|Korean: �� (��, seongbyeol)
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ttbc|Portuguese: sexo m
ttbc|Romanian: t+|ro|sex|n
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: gnè f, seòrsa m
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: t-|sr|пол|m|sc=Cyrl (pol)
:Roman: t-|sr|pol|m
ttbc|Slovak: pohlavie n
ttbc|Spanish: género m
ttbc|Swedish: kön n
ttbc|Tagalog: kasarian n
ttbc|Vietnamese: gi�i tính
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Verb
en-verb

1. To engender.

Translations
trans-top|engender
Dutch: t-|nl|voortbrengen
Finnish: synnyttää, saada aikaiseksi, tuottaa
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de:gender
fr:gender
io:gender
id:gender
it:gender
hu:gender
ru:gender
simple:gender
fi:gender
sv:gender
ta:gender
te:gender
vi:gender
tr:gender
zh:gender

• 2007-12-27 09:41 - 193.40.10.182 - /* Translations */ It is køn in Danish. E.g. "intetkøn" is "neuter".

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