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[[File:Alternate epicene.jpg|thumb|The alternate epicene flag by Morganiite.]]
[[File:Alternate epicene without symbol.jpg|thumb|The alternate epicene flag without the symbol.]]
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== As An Adjective ==
Epicene as an adjective describes "that which exhibits characteristics of [male and female], yet is neither". It was historically used to describe effeminate behavior in men and, less commonly, unfeminine behavior in women. It was generally used interchangeably with [[
In linguistics, epicene is used to describe a word that has only one form for both the male and female versions of the word. It is not typically used in the context of English, where there is no grammatical gender, but in languages where nouns have gender by default, an epicene word is considered abnormal.
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=== Epicene vs. Gender Neutral vs. Androgyne ===
Epicene is often used interchangeably with either gender neutral or
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