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common gender

com·mon gen·der


noun 
Definition:
 
1. gender of noun for both sexes: in English, the gender of a noun that can refer to a person or animal of either sex, e.g. "leader" and "fox"

2. gender that excludes neuter: in some languages, the gender of those nouns that can be either masculine or feminine but not neuter

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