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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: feminine /ˈfemənɪn/ ▶adjective 1 having qualities traditionally associated with women, especially delicacy and prettiness. ■ female.
2 Grammar of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as female. ▶noun (the feminine ) the female sex or gender. – derivatives femineity noun (archaic ) , femininely adverb , feminineness noun , femininity noun .
– origin ME : from L. femininus , from femina ‘woman’.
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