"effemination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: effeminations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin effeminatio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{bor|en|la|effeminatio}} Latin effeminatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} effemination (countable and uncountable, plural effeminations)
  1. (obsolete) effeminacy; womanishness Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-effemination-en-noun-I6MzIIy8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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