masculine pronoun

collocation in English

meaningsofmasculineandpronoun

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masculine
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.kjə.lɪn/us
/ˈmæs.kjə.lɪn/
having characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable ...
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pronoun
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.naʊn/us
/ˈproʊ.naʊn/
a word that is used instead of a noun or a ...
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(Definition ofmasculineandpronounfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmasculine pronoun

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Despite themasculinepronoun, the medium's receptivity is culturally marked as feminine.
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I nowfindthe insistence on themasculinepronoundated and repetitive.
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For any occurrence of amasculinepronoun, the feminine form is understood to be included.
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I use themasculinepronounbecause the composers who entered the contest were male.
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In the above quotation, for instance, she refers to the cook using themasculinepronoun.
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Gender may simply be abandoned, reducing the inventory to "li" s/he and "ili" they, or a newmasculinepronounmay be created.
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However, use of amasculinepronoundoes not necessarily convey actual gender.
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Both blocks comprised an equal number of prime-target pairs, in turn divided into an equal number of feminine and masculine pronouns.
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Hence, if a neuter relative pronoun is used, the relative clause refers to bed, and if amasculinepronounis used, the relative clause refers to garden.
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On the one hand, it is unacceptable to a great many reasonable readers to use the genericmasculinepronoun("he" in reference to no one in particular).
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In many languages, the third-personmasculinepronounis often used as a default when using it is inappropriate, but the gender of its antecedent is unknown or inapplicable.
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The use of masculine pronouns could be avoided without loss of simplicity by using feminine pronouns instead.
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The use of masculine pronouns to refer to both male and females undermined the stated goal of establishing equality between the students.
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In the south, the feminine pronouns are used for feminine nouns and the masculine pronouns are used for masculine nouns.
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Speakers in the north will use feminine pronouns for female people, and the masculine pronouns for male people and for common-gender (masculine or feminine) nouns.
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These are: "-e" or for masculine pronouns, "-a" for feminine pronouns and "-o" for neuter pronouns.
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In selecting and arranging hymns, many that contained masculine pronouns were altered so as to include gender-neutral pronouns instead.
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Also in the same glossary, he defined theology with nearly identical words, changing the feminine pronouns with masculine pronouns appropriately.
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She speaks very bluntly, refers to herself using masculine pronouns, and hates war.
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