Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
masculine .
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- abbreviation
masculine
Etymologies
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Examples
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177 In Arab. the plural masc. is used by way of modesty when a girl addresses her lover and for the same reason she speaks of herself as a man.
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I could be wrong, but I thought the slang term was "un put" (masc article).
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- Ce sont eux qui sont toujours en retard = 'They' (masc pl) are always late
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Originally neut. in Gmc., the gender shifted to masc. after the coming of Christianity.
Another Look 2009
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No "s", although the meaning is plural = les renseignements (Fr, masc pl)/les informations (Fr, fem plural)
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From the Online Etymology Dictionary: masc. personal name, from Fr. Olivier, from M.L.G. Alfihar, lit. "elf-host," from alf "elf" + hari "host, army."
Whatever the Fuck You Want Hal Duncan 2010
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I could be wrong, but I thought the slang term was "un put" masc article.
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Les tissus importés sont trés beau. is the adjective masc.[beau] because tissu [fabrique] is masc.
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No "s", although the meaning is plural = les renseignements (Fr, masc pl) / les informations (Fr, fem plural)
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Ce sont eux qui sont toujours en retard = 'They' masc pl are always late
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Your stand-up includes jokes about being perceived as “masc”—which you have defined as “basically just gay for ‘I'm not like other girls.’ ”
18 Powerful Voices on How Masculinity Is Changing in 2019 Condé Nast 2019
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The word butch has shifted a bit too–often you’ll hear mascor masculine of center as an umbrella term for those on the masculine spectrum, more than you’ll hear butch or genderqueer.
Who Gets to be Femme? Zoe Whittall 2021
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