"gender" meaning in All languages combined

See gender on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʤɛndə/ [UK], /ʤɛndɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gender.wav [UK] Forms: gender [singular], genders [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A living thing's gender is its sex: male (man, boy), female (woman, girl), both, or neither.
    Sense id: simple-gender-en-noun-VC1r1tUN
  2. Gender is a way of grouping nouns in some languages, for example: masculine, feminine & neuter.
    Sense id: simple-gender-en-noun-z8Tr7rQT Categories (other): Grammar
  3. Someone's gender is whether they behave like a boy or girl. This is called masculine or feminine, and not the same as male or female.
    Sense id: simple-gender-en-noun-R0RESJCw Categories (other): Psychology
  4. The gender of a cord, cable, or plug tells how it connects. If it has a hole (a socket) that can be plugged into, it is female. If it plugs into a hole, it is male.
    Sense id: simple-gender-en-noun-y3aBIuS3
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          "text": "There are gender differences in everything from physical size to play style."
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          "text": "In French, the gender affects everything from the choice of le or la to the adjective endings."
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          "text": "His gender was not traditional, he was a very feminine boy."
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          "text": "The microphone was the wrong gender for the computer's sound card."
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    },
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          "text": "The microphone was the wrong gender for the computer's sound card."
        }
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      ]
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