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- [hur-maf-ruh-dahyt]
- /hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt/
- /hɜːˈmæf.rə.daɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hur-maf-ruh-dahyt]
- /hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt/
Definitions of hermaphrodite word
- noun hermaphrodite an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite. 1
- noun hermaphrodite Biology. an organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation. 1
- noun hermaphrodite a person or thing in which two opposite qualities are combined. 1
- adjective hermaphrodite of, relating to, or characteristic of a hermaphrodite. 1
- adjective hermaphrodite combining two opposite qualities. 1
- adjective hermaphrodite Botany. monoclinous. 1
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Origin of hermaphrodite
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English hermofrodite < Latin hermaphrodītus < Greek hermaphródītos hemaphrodite, name of the son of Hermes and Aphrodite
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Parts of speech for Hermaphrodite
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hermaphrodite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hermaphrodite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hermaphrodite
adj hermaphrodite
- bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.
- trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- unisexual — of or relating to one sex only.
adjective hermaphrodite
- androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
- epicene — Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex.
- intersexual — existing between the sexes; done or used by both sexes: an intersexual tennis competition.
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