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género — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • 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.
  • genre noun A category of artistic work, especially literature, music, or film, defined by a shared style or subject matter.
  • genus noun A biological classification rank grouping closely related species, sitting below family and above species.
  • kind noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
  • sex noun The biological category — male or female — based on reproductive roles.
  • sort noun A particular type or kind of something.

Senses

género is used for these senses in English:

  • fabric A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
  • genre A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
  • kind (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

fabric — full definition

  1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

gender — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun In grammar, a category — such as masculine, feminine, or neuter — that nouns and pronouns are sorted into in many languages.
  3. verb To assume, assign, or address someone as having a particular gender.

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