What is the meaning of masculine?

noun

  • A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male.

adjective

  • Of grammatical gender.
  • Associated with men and not with women.
  • Music or poetry. ( ending on an accented beat or syllable)
    • usage: "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
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