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gender

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The social and cultural characteristics a society associates with being male, female, or another identity, as distinct from biological sex.

"The survey asked participants to state their age, gender, and occupation."

In everyday speech, "gender" and "sex" are often used interchangeably, though many fields now draw a careful distinction between them.