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Definition: EFFEMINATION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Effeminacy; womanishness.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Effemination" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Effemination \Ef*fem`i*na"tion\, noun. [Latin expression effeminatio.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EFFEMINATION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The state of one grown womanish; the state of being weak or unmanly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: EFFEMINATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Effeminacy; womanishness.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EFFEMINATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Effemination \Ef*fem`i*na"tion\, noun. [Latin expression effeminatio.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EFFEMINATION

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] The state of one grown womanish; the state of being weak or unmanly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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