Sexhood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of one's sex or gender; sexuality. uncountable

    "Their very difference in outline shows the special differences in organic structure and mental function that appertain to typical sexhood, a fact that Buchner does not fully appreciate, it would seem."

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"Their very difference in outline shows the special differences in organic structure and mental function that appertain to typical sexhood, a fact that Buchner does not fully appreciate, it would seem."

Etymology

From sex + -hood.

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