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   masculine , a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]
   Of the male sex; not female.
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   Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
   Chaucer.
   
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   Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
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   That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
   Hallam.
   
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   Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] “A masculine church.” 
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   (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender. -- Mas"cu*line*ly, adv. -- Mas"cu*line*ness, n.
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