What does epicoene mean?
Epicoene means Obsolete form of epicene..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Obsolete form of epicene..
Epicoene, or The ſilent VVoman. A comœdie. [title page]
In many names of animals, the same word with the same gender is used for both sexes: ἡ ἁλὠπηξ the fox, male or female. These are said to be epicoene.
Use epicoene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Epicoene means Obsolete form of epicene..
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Epicoene, or The ſilent VVoman. A comœdie. [title page]
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