"fœminine" meaning in English

See fœminine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fœminine [comparative], most fœminine [superlative]
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  1. (hypercorrect) Obsolete form of feminine. Tags: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete Alternative form of: feminine
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