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passive voice

in linguistics, the category of a verb used when the patient of the action appears as the grammatical subject of the clause or sentence and the agent appears as the grammatical object. The passive voice, which is much less common than the standard active voice, is illustrated by the sentence The purse was stolen by the thief, as opposed to The thief stole the purse.

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December 23rd 2024

ambisexual

ambisexual

adj.

1. denoting individuals or characteristics that manifest no sex or gender dominance. Compare asexual.

2. an older term for bisexual (see bisexuality), now rarely used. —ambisexuality n.