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Woman
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English
Etymology
From Old English wíf (adult female, Modern English wife) and man (human being). There is a folk etymology deriving woman from woe to man, based on the role of Eve in the Judeo-Christian myth of the Garden of Eden, but it has no historical basis.
Noun
woman (plural women)
- An adult female human being.
Antonyms
Translations
adult female human being
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