01 a. Of the male sex; not female.
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Of the male sex; not female.“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.“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.]
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Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.(Gram.) See: Gender