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单词 androgyny
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androgynyn.

Brit. /anˈdrɒdʒᵻni/, U.S. /ænˈdrɑdʒəni/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: androgyne n., -y suffix3.
Etymology: < androgyne n. + -y suffix3. Compare Middle French, French androgynie the quality of being androgynous (1554 in poetry; subsequently from the second half of the 18th cent., apparently initially in scientific contexts). Compare also scientific Latin androgynia hermaphroditism, intersexuality (1812 or earlier in medicine) and German Androgynie , in the same sense (1775 or earlier with reference to insects; rare). Compare earlier androgynism n. and androgynity n.
The state or quality of having characteristics of both sexes or of being of indeterminate sex; spec. (originally) hermaphroditism, intersexuality; (now) the state or quality of being neither clearly male nor clearly female in appearance. Cf. androgynous adj.
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the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > state or condition of having characteristics of both sexes
hermaphroditism1808
androgynism1823
hermaphrodism1828
androgynity1842
bisexuality1842
androgyny1852
bisexualism1865
pseudohermaphroditism1881
asexuality1886
virilism1896
bi-gender1912
intersexuality1916
sex intergrade1916
relative sexuality1926
ambisexuality1938
monoecy1949
testicular feminization (or feminizing)1953
the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > androgyny
androgyny1947
unisex1966
unisexuality1968
1852 R. Leuckart in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 1425/2 Instances of androgyny for the most part depend upon an excessive development of this structure in the male individual.
1911 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 723/1 The patient was an example of androgyny.
1947 Rev. Educ. Res. 17 375 Attention was also given to androgyny, i.e., the mosaic of male and female characteristics blended in each physique.
1982 M. Brizzi in T. Staicar Feminine Eye iv. 47 A more profound, but still feminist, statement about the creative androgyny of the human spirit.
2012 Express (Nexis) 16 Nov. 59 I didn't notice Bowie's androgyny. I thought he was just a cool bloke—in his dress and tights!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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