Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambigeneric

/ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bi-gener-ic
IPA: /ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having both masculine and feminine gender.

adj

Having both masculine and feminine gender.

Example Sentences

"Another conspicuous feature of Romanian noun morphology is the class of ambigeneric nouns, masculine when singular and feminine when plural."
"The ambigeneric controllers behave as masculine and feminine , depending on the gender of the speaker"
"The cast is excellent, Mary Garden excelling inthe difficult part of Liz, while Sir Al Forbes-Robertson Jolson's portrayal of the ambigeneric hero is a triumph of tact, vigour, and nuance; and profusely illustrated brochures, entitled " Anthony Comstock's Reminiscences, or Tramping on Life " are distributed ( gratis ) to members of the audience, at eacch and every performance which I myself enjoyed very mcuh."

Etymology

By surface analysis, ambi- + generic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
British English: /ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/

Questions

How do you pronounce ambigeneric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæmbɪd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/.
What does ambigeneric mean?: Having both masculine and feminine gender.
Where does ambigeneric come from?: By surface analysis, ambi- + generic

How to pronounce ambigeneric

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