common gender

com·mon gen·der

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Definitions of common gender words

noun common gender in English, a noun that is the same whether it is referring to either gender, such as cat, people, spouse. 1
noun common gender in some languages, such as Latin, a noun that may be masculine or feminine, but not neuter. 1
noun common gender in some languages, such as Danish, a noun derived from a masculine or feminine word but separate from a neuter form. 1
noun common gender (grammar) A grammatical gender, in some languages formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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