secondary sex character

sec·ond·ar·y sex char·ac·ter

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Definition of secondary sex character words

noun secondary sex character any of a number of manifestations, as development of breasts or beard, muscularity, distribution of fat tissue, and change of pitch in voice, specific to each sex and incipient at puberty but not essential to reproduction. 1

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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