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    Gender (Genus)

    What Gender (Genus) means in German GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

    Definition of Gender (Genus)

    The grammatical category of a noun: masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das).
    Pearson Edexcel · Vocabulary: Nouns (study guide)

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