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Webster 1913 Edition


Epicoene

Ep′i-coene

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Adj.
Epicene.
[R.]
Hadley.

Definition 2024


epicoene

epicoene

See also: epicœne

English

Adjective

epicoene (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of epicene.
    • James Hadley, A Greek Grammar
      In many names of animals, the same word with the same gender is used for both sexes [] These are said to be epicoene.