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"In the Teutonic word, as in Latin ''genus'' and Greek γένος three main senses appear, (1) race or stock, (2) class or kind,

"In the Teutonic word, as in Latin ''genus'' and Greek γένος three main senses appear, (1) race or stock, (2) class or kind,

(3) gender or sex ; the last, found in OE. and early ME., but not later, is the only sense in mod. Du., Da., and Sw." 'kin', in [[Oxford English Dictionary]].

(3) gender or sex ; the last, found in OE. and early ME., but not later, is the only sense in mod. Du., Da., and Sw." 'kin', in [[Oxford English Dictionary]].

It has three common applications in contemporary English. Most commonly it is applied to the general differences between men and women, without any assumptions regarding biology or sociology. Sometimes however, the usage is technical or assumes a particular theory of human nature, this is always clear from the context. Finally the same word, ''gender'', is also commonly applied to the independent concept of distinctive word categories in certain languages. Grammatical gender has little or nothing to do with differences between men and women.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender full article]

It has three common applications in contemporary English. Most commonly it is applied to the general differences between men and women, without any assumptions regarding biology or sociology. Sometimes however, the usage is technical or assumes a particular theory of human nature, this is always clear from the context. Finally the same word, ''gender'', is also commonly applied to the independent concept of distinctive word categories in certain languages. Grammatical gender has little or nothing to do with differences between men and women.

 

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender full article]

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