liˈɛb Origin:
1585–95; < Late Latin muliēbritās womanhood, equivalent to Latin muliēbri(s) womanly (derivative of mulier woman) + -tās -ty2
1585–95; < Late Latin muliēbritās womanhood, equivalent to Latin muliēbri(s) womanly (derivative of mulier woman) + -tās -ty2
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mu·li·eb·ral, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | the condition of being a woman |
| 2. | femininity |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Latin muliēbris womanly, from mulier woman] | |
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