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In linguistics, epicene is used to describe a word that has only one form for both the male and female versions of the word. It is not typically used in the context of English, where there is no grammatical gender, but in languages where nouns have gender by default, an epicene word is considered abnormal. |
In linguistics, epicene is used to describe a word that has only one form for both the male and female versions of the word. It is not typically used in the context of English, where there is no grammatical gender, but in languages where nouns have gender by default, an epicene word is considered abnormal. |
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[[File:Alternate epicene without symbol.jpg|thumb|The alternate epicene flag without the symbol.]] |
[[File:Alternate epicene without symbol.jpg|thumb|The alternate epicene flag without the symbol.]] |
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[[File:Alt epicene flag.png|thumb|Another alternate epicene flag by Reddit user u/QuietMornings]] |
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Gender neutral [[neopronouns]] are sometimes called epicene pronouns. Epicene is also occasionally used to describe [[bisexual]] or [[pansexual]] attraction. |
Gender neutral [[neopronouns]] are sometimes called epicene pronouns. Epicene is also occasionally used to describe [[bisexual]] or [[pansexual]] attraction. |
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