feminine ending

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noun

Prosody. an unaccented syllable at the close of a line of poetry, often one that is added to the metrical pattern as an extra syllable.

Grammar. a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: In Latin -ā is a feminine ending for the ablative case in the singular.

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Origin of feminine ending

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby feminine ending

femicide, feminacy, femineity, feminine, feminine caesura, feminine ending, feminine rhyme, femininity, femininity complex, feminism, feminist

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How to use feminine ending in a sentence

One controversial solution is to add a “gender star” or asterisk between the word and the added feminine ending.
The Gender Revolution|Daniel Malloy|March 21, 2021|Ozy
For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And more than that—the world is ending because of the changes that many of us see as positive.
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The looks were slightly more feminine (and by slightly, we really mean slightly).
What, and Who, You'll Be Wearing in 2015|Justin Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All other issues—racial, feminine, even environmental—need to fit around this central objective.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My station was on the right of the line, where the breastwork, ending in a redoubt, was steep and high.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
This unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Under all man's dreams of eternal gods and eternal heavens lies man's passion for the eternal feminine.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Certainly there are no five miles equal in rugged grandeur to those beginning just below and ending above West Point.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The plain furniture was stiffly arranged, and there was no litter of clothing or small feminine belongings.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for feminine ending

feminine ending

noun

prosody an unstressed syllable at the end of a line of verse

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