Male

  • 61male — [[t]meɪl[/t]] n. 1) dvl a person bearing anXandYchromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man 2) dvl an organism of the sex or sexual phase that …

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  • 62Male — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Mâle, Malle et MAL …

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  • 63Male — /mah lay, lee/, n. a city in and the capital of the Maldives. 17,000. * * * Chief atoll (pop., 2000: 74,069) and capital of the Maldives. Located in the centre of the Maldives, it comprises two groups of islets: North Male, which is 32 mi (51 km) …

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  • 64Male — This most interesting and unusual surname is of Old French origin, and was a nickname for a particularly masculine, virile man, derived from the Old French masle, madle , Middle English male , a male, masculine. The surname may have been given to …

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  • 65male — [14] The Latin word for ‘male’ was masculus (from which of course English gets masculine [14]). It passed into Old French as masle, which later became male – hence English male. The Spanish descendant of masculus is macho, which means ‘virile’ as …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 66male — [14] The Latin word for ‘male’ was masculus (from which of course English gets masculine [14]). It passed into Old French as masle, which later became male – hence English male. The Spanish descendant of masculus is macho, which means ‘virile’ as …

    Word origins

  • 67male- — Mal Mal (m[a^]l ). A prefix in composition denoting ill, or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form {male }, as in malediction, malevolent. See {Malice}. [1913 Webster] Note: The form male is chiefly used in cases… …

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  • 68Male — The traditional definition of male was "an individual of the sex that produces sperm" (or some such). However, things are not so simple today. Male can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Male chromosome… …

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  • 69male — fe·male·ness; male; male·ness; su·per·male; fe·male; …

    English syllables

  • 70male*/*/*/ — [meɪl] adj I 1) belonging to the sex that does not give birth Ant: female male colleagues/workers[/ex] a male elephant[/ex] 2) relating to men Ant: female ideas about female and male sexuality[/ex] II noun [C] male [meɪl] 1) a male animal Ant:… …

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