androgyne

an·dro·gyne

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-druh-jahyn]
- /ˈæn drəˌdʒaɪn/
- /æn.ˈdrɒ.dʒɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-druh-jahyn]
- /ˈæn drəˌdʒaɪn/

Definitions of androgyne word

noun androgyne an androgynous plant or animal 3
noun androgyne an androgynous plant. 1
noun androgyne an androgynous person, as one who chooses unisex clothing. 1
noun androgyne a female pseudohermaphrodite. 1
noun androgyne a being of ambiguous sexual identity; one that combines major aspects of both the male and the female. 1
noun androgyne An androgynous individual. 1

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Origin of androgyne

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

1545-55; < Middle French < Latin androgynus < Greek andrógynos hermaphrodite, equivalent to andro- andro- + gyn- gyn- + -os masculine noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Androgyne

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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androgyne popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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