Englishfor English speakers
gender
Noun
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A living thing's gender is its sex: male (man, boy), female (woman, girl), both, or neither.
There are gender differences in everything from physical size to play style.
The effects vary considerably according to such factors as class, race and gender.
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Gender is a way of grouping nouns in some languages, for example: masculine, feminine &; neuter.
In French, the gender affects everything from the choice of le or la to the adjective endings.
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Someone's gender is whether they behave like a boy or girl. This is called masculine or feminine, and not the same as male or female.
His gender was not traditional, he was a very feminine boy.
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The gender of a cord, cable, or plug tells how it connects. If it has a hole (a socket) that can be plugged into, it is female. If it plugs into a hole, it is male.
The microphone was the wrong gender for the computer's sound card.
equity
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noun
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
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noun
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
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noun
(= fairness)
conformity with rules or standards
the judge recognized the fairness of my claim
equality
Noun
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The state of being equal.
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The state of being equal, of having the same value.
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The equal treatment of all people even if they are different.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
empowerment
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noun
(= authorization)
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
Women
properNoun
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