masculine

Definition of masculine

mas´cu`line Pronunciation: măs´kũ`lĭn

a.	1.	Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. - Chaucer.
	2.	Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. - Hallam.
	3.	Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
	4.	(Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.

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