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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmasculinização
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /maskuliniwzaˈsãw/
"O estudo aborda a masculinização social na era vitoriana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The developmental process by which a person, animal, or organ acquires male physical or behavioral characteristics.
"Hormonal treatments can induce masculinization in certain biological contexts." - 2
The social or cultural adoption of traditionally masculine traits, roles, or attributes by an individual or society.
"Historians analyzed the masculinization of the workforce during the industrial revolution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'masculinisation', combining the Latin 'masculus' (male) with the suffix '-ize' and '-ation' to denote a process or action. It entered scientific and sociological discourse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe both biological development and cultural shifts toward male characteristics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Masculinization" is said worldwide
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masculinisation
Transliteration: /mas.ky.li.ni.za.sjɔ̃/
"La masculinisation du paysage politique a été longuement étudiée."
Maskulinisierung
Transliteration: /maskuliːniˈziːʁʊŋ/
"Die Maskulinisierung des Körpers wird durch Androgene gesteuert."
mascolinizzazione
Transliteration: /maskolinittzatˈtsjone/
"Si osserva una progressiva mascolinizzazione di alcuni settori lavorativi."
masculinización
Transliteration: /maskulinisaˈsjon/
"La masculinización es un proceso biológico complejo."
masculinização
Transliteration: /maskuliniwzaˈsãw/
"O estudo aborda a masculinização social na era vitoriana."
पुर्त्वकरण
Transliteration: purtvakaran
"यह हार्मोन शरीर में पुर्त्वकरण को बढ़ावा देता है।"
男性化
Transliteration: nán xìng huà
"青春期伴随着生理上的男性化过程。"
남성호화
Transliteration: namseonghwa
"그 동물은 번식기에 신체적 남성화를 겪습니다."
男性化
Transliteration: danseika
"ホルモン療法により体の男性化が進む。"
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