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masculine

adjective noun

Associated with men and not with women

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmæskjʊlɪn

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Associated with men and not with women

adjective

  1. Male (of grammatical gender)

adjective

  1. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

    “A masculine cadence”

noun

  1. A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

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Example Sentences

A masculine cadence
The masculine rhyme of ‘annoy, enjoy’

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