Read full poem →Auld Tubalcain’s fire-shool and fender;
That which distinguished the gender
O’ Balaam’s ass:
Dictionary Entry
gender
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈdʒɛndə/Word FrequencyCommon (5.32)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓Class; kind.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses gender to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“Some words, then, have a gender quite apart from sex or real gender, and this is called «grammatical gender».”
“UpdateCommand = "UPDATE [stock] SET [category] = @newcategory WHERE (([category] = @oldcategory) AND ([gender] = @gender))"”
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