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I've never heard that "gender" is a grammatical term only, it got me interested enough to search up the word in some older dictionaries. Webster's 1828: https:
by jcheng 4y ago
I've never heard that "gender" is a grammatical term only, it got me interested enough to search up the word in some older dictionaries.
Webster's 1828: https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/gender https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/gender
Webster's 1913: https://www.websters1913.com/words/Gender https://www.websters1913.com/words/Gender
Both include "sex, male or female" as a definition; the 1913 marks it as "[Obs. or Colloq.]" while the 1828 does not.
- ksaj 4y agoIt makes sense to note that they were written at a time when your sex and your gender were considered the same thing, and any deviation was absolutely taboo. Also consider the word "homosexual" didn't yet exist in 1828, although it did by 1913. That's how language changes over time. Incidentally, we don't have the concept of "homogender" and "heterogender" to this day - at least in English. I can't speak for other languages. This also demonstrates a clear difference between "sex" and "gender."