natural gender: Meaning and Definition of

nat'ural gen'der

Pronunciation: [key]
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  1. gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.Cf.
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