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feminine

 
 
/ˈfemɪnɪn/ adjective

Definition

WOMEN showing qualities that people generally think are typical of women: a feminine voice feminine beauty
GRAMMAR in some languages, belonging to a group of nouns or adjectives that have the same grammatical behaviour. The other groups are 'masculine' and 'neuter'.
(Definition of feminine adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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