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gender
noun (SEX) /ˈdʒen.dər/
/-dɚ/ Definition
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B2 [U] the physical and/or social condition of being male or female: Does this test show the gender of the baby? Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed. → Compare sex nounMen and womenKinds of menKinds of women › [C, + sing/pl verb] all males, or all females, considered as one group: I think both genders are capable of looking after children. → Compare sex nounMen and womenKinds of menKinds of women
(Definition of gender noun (SEX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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