M`ASCULINE, a. [L. masculinus, from masculus, mas.] 1. Having the qualities of a man; strong; robust; as a masculine body.2. Resembling man; coarse; opposed to delicate or soft; as masculine features.3. Bold; brave; as a masculine spirit or courage.4. In grammar,the masculine gender of words is that which expresses a male, or something analogous to it; or it is the gender appropriated to males, though not always expressing the male sex.
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