gender

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BrE /ˈdʒendə/ AmE /ˈdʒɛndɚ/

noun en → es

1 SEXUAL IDENTITY [singular] B1

the state of being male or female, especially as a result of social and cultural differences rather than biological ones

género, sexo (social)

  • gender equality

Collocations gender roles · gender identity

  • The company is working towards gender equality.

    La empresa está trabajando hacia la igualdad de género.

2 LINGUISTIC CATEGORY [singular] B2

a category in a language that distinguishes between male and female, or sometimes also neuter, forms of words such as pronouns, adjectives, and nouns

género gramatical

  • gender agreement

Collocations grammatical gender · gender-neutral language

  • The sentence has a grammatical error in gender agreement.

    La oración tiene un error gramatical en el acuerdo de género.

3 SOCIOLOGICAL CATEGORY [singular] C1

a social and cultural construct that classifies people as masculine, feminine, or other categories based on their perceived characteristics and behaviors

género (social)

  • gender diversity

Collocations gender studies · gender fluidity

  • The university offers a course on gender studies.

    La universidad ofrece un curso sobre estudios de género.