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u⋅ni⋅sex

[yoo-nuh-seks]
–adjective
1. of, designed, or suitable for both sexes; not distinguishing between male and female; undifferentiated as to sex: unisex clothes.
–noun
2. the state or quality of being unisex.
3. unisex styles or fashions: a store specializing in unisex.

Origin:
1965–70; uni- + sex
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u·ni·sex   (yōō'nĭ-sěks')   
adj.  
  1. Designed for or suitable to both sexes: unisex clothing; unisex hairstyles.

  2. Not distinguished or distinguishable on the basis of sex; androgynous in appearance: cultivated a unisex look.

n.  Elimination or absence of sexual distinctions, especially in dress.
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Word Origin & History

unisex 
"sexually indistinguishable or neutral," 1968, from uni- + sex.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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