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muliebrity

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mu⋅li⋅eb⋅ri⋅ty

  [myoo-lee-eb-ri-tee]
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–noun
1. womanly nature or qualities.
2. womanhood.
Origin:
1585–95; < LL muliēbritās womanhood, equiv. to L muliēbri(s) womanly (deriv. of mulier woman) + -tās -ty 2

Related forms:
mu⋅li⋅eb⋅ral, adjective
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mu·li·eb·ri·ty   (myōō'lē-ěb'rĭ-tē)   
n.  

  1. The state of being a woman.

  2. Femininity.


[Latin muliebritās, state of womanhood (in contrast with maidenhood), from muliebris, womanly, from mulier, woman.]
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