/'dʒendə(r); `dʒɛndɚ/
n [C, U]
1 (grammar)(in certain languages) classification of a noun or pronoun as masculine or feminine （某些语言的）性（名词或代词分为阳性和阴性）
*There are three genders in German
*masculine, feminine and neuter. 德语中有三性
*阳性、阴性和中性.
* In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender. 法语中形容词必须在数和性上与名词一致.
2 (fml 文) sexual classification; sex （生理上的）性别分类, 性
*the male and female genders 男性和女性.

n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: gendre, from Latin genus; GENUS]
[U and C]
the fact of being male or female
　people of the same gender
　Discrimination on grounds of race or gender is forbidden.
There may be gender differences in attitudes to paid work.
　traditional gender roles
　gender biases in books
toys that do not reinforce gender stereotypes
　a science fiction story dealing with gender issues
[C]
males or females, considered as a group
　differences between the genders
a)[U]
the system in some languages of marking words such as nouns, adjectives, and pronouns as being masculine, feminine, or neuter
b)[C]
a group such as feminine into which words are divided in this system

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COLLOCATES for sense 1
gender differences/distinctions (=differences between men and women)
gender roles
gender inequality/bias (=when one gender is treated more fairly than another)
gender relations
gender stereotype (=a fixed idea of what men or women are like)
gender politics (=the way that men and women compete with each other for power)
gender issues (=ideas and problems related to being male or female in society)
gender identity (=whether someone is male or female)

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