φύλο — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gender noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
- gendersex noun Sex or gender: the classification of organisms as male, female or other categories, based on sexual or social traits.
- phylum noun A level in the classification of living things, ranking beneath kingdom and higher than class, also known as a divisio or division especially when describing plants; also the name for a group at that level.
- sex noun The biological category — male or female — based on reproductive roles.
- tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
Senses
φύλο is used for these senses in English:
- gendersex Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.
- phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
gender — full definition
- noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
- noun In grammar, a category — such as masculine, feminine, or neuter — that nouns and pronouns are sorted into in many languages.
- verb To assume, assign, or address someone as having a particular gender.
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