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| mas·cu·line [ máskyəlin ] |
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1. of men and boys: relating or belonging to men and boys rather than women and girls
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2. of traditional manly character: having traits or qualities traditionally associated with men or boys rather than women or girls
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3. grammar of certain grammatical gender: relating to one of the classes that words and grammatical forms are divided into in some languages
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4. music concluding on accented beat: ending on a beat that is accented
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noun |
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grammar masculine gender: the masculine gender, or a word or form in the masculine gender
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin masculinus< masculus] |
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  mas·cu·line·ly adverb |
| mas·cu·line·ness noun |
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