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gender-specificadjective1Suitable for or applicable to people of one particular gender: gender-specific health care bullying is not gender-specific...- Domestic violence is nearly always a gender-specific crime, perpetrated by men against women.
- Prior to the 1950s planning did not discuss gender-specific needs.
- Volumes of research have been published on gender-specific management styles.
1.1Denoting a word or expression that refers to one gender only: the use of gender-specific terms such as ‘man’ and ‘brothers’...- I have retained the gender-specific 'he' in most parts of the book, when referring to defendants and offenders, on the ground that the vast majority of them are male.
- When they make some remark about their ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend, and I've a comparable experience that I want to share, I either have to dodge gender-specific pronouns or not say anything.
- People can and will use gender-specific language to their advantage.
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