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Genus.

gender (of substantives, pronouns etc.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɛnʊs//ˈɡeːnʊs/
  1. gender (of substantives, pronouns etc.)

    neuter · strong
  2. voice, gender (of verbs)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin genus. Doublet of Gender and Genre.

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