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    [Noun]  | "wom*an" | \ ˈwu̇-mən \


    1: an adult female person

    2: a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination

    3: womankind


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man;

    [Noun]  | "woman of color" 


    1: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white : a woman who is of a race other than white or who is of mixed race


    Origin: 1791 ;

    [Noun]  | "woman suffrage" 


    1: possession and exercise of suffrage by women


    Origin: 1846 ;

    [Noun]  | "woman's/feminine touch" 


    1: something created by and suitable to a girl or woman

    [Noun phrase]  | "woman of ill repute" 


    1: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker


    Origin: 1720 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "woman of letters" 


    1: a woman who is a scholar

    2: a woman who is an author


    Origin: 1818 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "woman of the street" 


    1: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker


    Origin: 1910 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "woman of the world" 


    1: a woman who has had many experiences and who is not shocked by things that may be shocking to other people

    [Plural noun]  | "woman's rights" 


    1: women's rights

    2: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests : feminism


    Origin: 1773 ;

    [Adjective]  | "an*ti-wom*an" | \ ˌan-tē-ˈwu̇-mən \


    1: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward women


    Origin: 1841 ;

    [Noun]  | "woman" 


    1: an adult female human being;


      * e.g., " ... the first woman to become governor of the state "



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    2: a female romantic companion;


      * e.g., " ... wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life "



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    3: a female partner in a marriage;


      * e.g., " ... treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary "



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    [Noun]  | "Renaissance woman" 


    [Noun]  | "fancy woman" 


    1: a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman;


      * e.g., " ... in those days a woman who acted on stage was often thought of as a fancy woman "



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    [Noun]  | "other woman" 


    1: a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship;


      * e.g., " ... tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike "



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    [Phrase]  | "woman of easy virtue" 


    1: a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman;


      * e.g., " ... an opera about a rake spending his money on women of easy virtue "



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    [Phrase]  | "woman of letters" 


    1: a person who creates a written work;


      * e.g., " ... Julian regards Maya Angelou as his favorite woman of letters. "





    [Phrase]  | "woman of the street" 


    1: a woman who engages in sexual activities for money;


      * e.g., " ... a story about a young woman driven by poverty to become a woman of the street "



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