Word Finder - gender

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Class; kind.

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(grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

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(now sometimes proscribed) Sex (a category such as "male" or "female" into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species).

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The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors.

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Identification as a man, a woman or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.)

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(hardware) The quality which distinguishes connectors, which may be male (fitting into another connector) and female (having another connector fit into it), or genderless/androgynous (capable of fitting together with another connector of the same type).

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To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

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To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.

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Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

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His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.

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Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

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The tone or sound emitted by an object

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The faculty or power of utterance

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to cultivate the voice

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That which is communicated; message; meaning.

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An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

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Command; precept.

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One who speaks; a speaker.

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A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

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(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

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The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.

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In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

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The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.

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(IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.

Did you know that the female gender had a guardian?

The neuter gender is absent.

The female protestor launched into a tirade about the injustices of gender discrimination.

There is no inflexion to distinguish number, gender or case.

Semitic, on the other hand, has grammatical gender as one of its basic principles.

Catalan, then, makes no distinctions save in the gender and the number of its nouns.

Gender is sexual only.

It is difficult to lay down rules for the determination of the gender of names of inanimate objects.

Thus, after laying down as a general rule for declinable words that, when they refer to one and the same person, they must have the same case, gender and number, Priscian adds that when there are transitive words we may use different numbers, as doceo discipulos, docemus discipulum.

Adjectives are inflected for number and gender.

Second, I don't think it's a gender based decision - not at this point, anyway.

We were gender general when mentioning that person.

Some psychiatrists are critical of the psychiatric classification of gender identity disorder, saying it is more a social stigma.

The gender differences in the way antisocial behavior is expressed may be related to the differing rate of maturity between girls and boys.

Fragile X syndrome, in which a segment of the chromosome that determines gender is abnormal, primarily affects males.

However, when used in reference to the yin yang those terms do not refer to the gender of humans, plants or animals.

What has ecumenism to contribute to contemporary debates on racism, globalization, justice, peace, and gender issues?

Their selection of walking and comfort shoes is broken down by gender and brand.

Gender differences in antisocial behavior patterns are evident as early as age three or four.

Cardiovascular conditioning activities should be appropriate for the age, gender, and emotional status of the child.

Although there are set blood pressure ranges for adults, normal blood pressure ranges for children vary according to age, gender, and height so that different levels of growth are considered when evaluating blood pressure.

Specific systolic and diastolic blood pressure percentiles have been established for each age, gender, and height group.

The disease can affect individuals of any race, age, or gender.

It should be noted that the categorization of gender identity disorder as a mental illness has been a point of some contention among mental health professionals.

There are no gender differences in the risk of having compulsive or schizoid personality disorders.

In addition to incidence, severity of symptoms and recovery rates appear to be equal across both gender and racial lines.

A normal individual has a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell, two of which are responsible for determining gender.

The results may be plotted on a growth chart that is specific for the child's age and gender (EpicCare Growth Chart) and compares a child's growth to other children of the same age and gender.

Transgender-Any person who feels their assigned gender does not completely or adequately reflect their internal gender, such as a biological male who perceives himself to be female.

The causes of cystitis vary according to gender because of the differences in anatomical structure of the urinary tract.

Persons of either gender may be given phenazopyridine or flavoxate to relieve painful urination.

With regard to gender, 80 percent of individuals diagnosed with IED in the United States are adolescent and adult males; amok is a syndrome that almost always involves males.

People who weigh less than 70 percent of the average weight of persons of the same age and gender are considered to be malnourished.

In rare cases infants with hypospadias occurring closer to the body and who also have undescended testicles, a karyotype or genetic screen may be performed to determine gender.

No regional or gender differences have been noted.

There are no distinctive patterns of age, gender, or race.

Rates of chlamydia reported by gender indicate that women, overall, have higher rates than men due in large part to increased efforts in screening women for asymptomatic chlamydial infections.

Grade, age, and gender differences were noted for lifetime and current use of alcohol and other illicit substances.

There is no gender difference in reported shyness, but males tend to conceal their shyness because it is considered a feminine trait in most countries.

In 2003, it was reported that people who experience partial seizures are twice as likely to have sleep disturbances as people their same age and gender who do not have seizures.

Teacher - While it might seem that the gender of the teacher would be important, in reality it isn't - most swing dance instructors can teach both lead and follow parts.

Since dance is incorporated into tribal rituals, it is often a defining moment when it comes to gender roles.

While this is classically a male lead and a female follow, contemporary swing dance is performed by couples regardless of gender.

It always involves large groups of people, and unlike other social dances with mixed genders, there are no distinct partners and division of gender.

Because miscarriages happen so early in a pregnancy, the gender of the child usually goes undetermined, and the parents are unable to properly name or identify with him or her.

If your doctor doesn't have an ultrasound scheduled and you want to know your baby's gender, you may want to visit a Fetal Fotos location to receive a 3-D ultrasound and keepsake video or photograph of your unborn baby.

Autism is a disorder that knows no bounds, affecting people of every race, ethnicity, and social group in equal measure, but autism does discriminate according to gender, with boys four times more likely to be affected than girls.

Comparative studies and papers examining historiographical debates and/or contestations of race, religion, gender, class, and culture will be welcomed.

Lois has transgressed against the behavior expected of her gender and class just as much as if she had indeed become a courtesan.

The politics of gender statistics The feminist critique of official statistics has followed the general pattern of feminist social analysis.