Speakur

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male as norm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
male as norm
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle that holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the feminine suffix -ess and the use of man to mean human strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are thus less important.

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What does male as norm mean?
The principle that holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the feminine suffix -ess and the use of man to mean human strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are thus less important.

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