Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generic masculine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: gener-ic -mas-cu-line
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of using the masculine grammatical gender when referring to groups or anonymous people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Spanish, the generic masculine is used to include both men and women."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does generic masculine mean?: The practice of using the masculine grammatical gender when referring to groups or anonymous people.

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