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   male

   /meɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring: "male children"
   • ▪ relating to men or the male gender: "male unemployment"
   • ▪ (of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils.
   • ▪ (of a fitting or part of machinery) manufactured to fit inside a corresponding female part: "the valve has standard half-inch threaded male ends"

   noun

   • 1. a male animal or plant: "the males have brilliant sky-blue wings"
   • ▪ a male person; a man or boy: "the audience consisted of adult males"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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