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noun Grammar.

gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.

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How to use natural gender in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for AIDS using natural herbs.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.
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More to the point, Huckabee has a natural appeal to a party that has come to represent the bulk of working class white voters.
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It is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
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The place was well defended by earthworks and natural parapets, and for several hours the issue of the contest was doubtful.
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In the old world, poverty seemed, and poverty was, the natural and inevitable lot of the greater portion of mankind.
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Whatever the species, it is well to imitate the natural conditions as much as possible in the way of soil.
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Piedmont alone vies with her, and is improving far more rapidly, but Lombardy has great natural capacities peculiarly her own.
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British Dictionary definitions for natural gender

natural gender

noun

grammatical gender that reflects, as in English, the sex or animacy of the referent of a noun rather than the form or any other feature of the word

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