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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmonosesso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: monoˈsɛsso
"La scuola è un istituto monosesso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Restricted to members of either male or female sex; not mixed-gender.
"Many parents choose single-sex education for its potential to reduce social distractions." - 2
Designed or intended for participants of only one sex.
"The community center offers single-sex swimming hours on weekend mornings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound combining the English adjective 'single' (derived from Latin 'singulus', meaning separate or individual) and the noun 'sex' (from Latin 'sexus', division into male and female). First appearing in the mid-20th century, it gained widespread currency in educational and social contexts to describe institutions or environments restricted to members of only one biological sex.
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non mixte
Transliteration: nɔ̃ mikst
"Cette école est un établissement non mixte."
eingeschlechtig
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃlɛçtɪç
"Sie besuchen eine eingeschlechtliche Schule."
monosesso
Transliteration: monoˈsɛsso
"La scuola è un istituto monosesso."
monoracial
Transliteration: monoˈseksual
Script: monosexual
"Prefirió matricularse en un colegio monosexual."
monossexo
Transliteration: monuˈsɛksu
"A instituição adota um sistema de ensino monossexo."
एक-लिंगी
Transliteration: ek-lingi
"वह एक-लिंगी विद्यालय में पढ़ती है।"
单一性别的
Transliteration: dānyī xìngbié de
"这家学校是一所单一性别的学校。"
단성
Transliteration: danseong
"그들은 단성 학교에 다니고 있습니다."
単共学の
Transliteration: tankyōgaku no
Script: 男子校・女子校
"その学校は単共学の教育を行っています。"
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