"male as norm" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} male as norm (uncountable)
  1. (grammar, feminism) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Feminism, Grammar
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