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ANDROGYNOUS
Definition of ANDROGYNOUS
adjective
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
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Where it comes from
From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,410)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANDROGYNOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ANDROGYNOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADGNNOORSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and O appear more than once.
Words that start ANDROGY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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