The difference between Epicene and Gender-neutral
When used as adjectives, epicene means of or related to a class of greek and latin nouns that may refer to men or women but have a fixed grammatical gender, whereas gender-neutral means applicable or available to all genders.
Epicene is also noun with the meaning: an epicene word.
check bellow for the other definitions of Epicene and Gender-neutral
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Epicene as an adjective (linguistics):
Of or related to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to men or women but have a fixed grammatical gender.
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Epicene as an adjective (linguistics):
Of or related to nouns (in any language) that have a single form for male and female referents.
Examples:
"synonyms: common"
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Epicene as an adjective (biology, _, &, _, figuratively):
Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, hermaphrodite, androgynous, or intersex.
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Epicene as an adjective (figuratively, of, _, men, usually, _, pejorative):
Effeminate.
Examples:
"synonyms: effeminate"
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Epicene as an adjective (figuratively):
Indeterminate; mixed.
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Epicene as an adjective:
Suitable for use regardless of sex: unisex.
Examples:
"synonyms: unisex"
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Epicene as a noun (linguistics):
An epicene word.
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Epicene as a noun (linguistics, with definite article):
The epicene words of a language as a class.
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Epicene as a noun:
An epicene person, an androgyne, whether biologically asexual, intersex, or hermaphrodite or of indeterminate sex in behavior and appearance.
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Epicene as a noun (of, _, men, usually, _, pejorative):
An effeminate man, particularly a man dressed as a woman.
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Gender-neutral as an adjective:
Applicable or available to all genders.
Examples:
"The women's sleeping quarters are on the left side of the dormitory, the men's are on the right; gender-neutral restrooms are located in the middle."
"Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "he or she" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he"."
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Gender-neutral as an adjective:
Not indicating or restricted by gender, and thus applicable or available to those of any gender and to those of no gender.
Examples:
"Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals."
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Gender-neutral as an adjective (grammar):
In languages where words are assigned to one gender or another, lacking such an assignment.