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-gynous
- a combining form with the meanings “of women,†“of females,†“having pistils or analogous organs,†as specified by the initial elements:
androgynous.
-gynous
combining form
- of or relating to women or females
androgynous
misogynous
- relating to female organs
epigynous
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Derived Forms
- -gyny, combining_form:in_noun:countable
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of -gynous1
from New Latin -gynus, from Greek -gunos, from ²µ³Ü²Ôŧ woman
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Example Sentences
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The names were coined by prefixing Greek numerals to -gynia used for gynœcium, and changed into adjectives in the form of -gynous.
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