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female

Main Entry:: ¹fe·male
Pronunciation:: \ˈfē-ˌmāl\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 14th century

1 a (1): of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs (2): pistillate b (1): composed of members of the female sex <the female population> (2): characteristic of girls or women <composed for female voices> <a female name>2: having some quality (as gentleness) associated with the female sex3: designed with a hollow or groove into which a corresponding male part fits <the female coupling of a hose>

— fe·male·ness noun

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