Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Epicene shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Epicene offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Epicene at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Epicene? Wrong! If the Epicene is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Epicene then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Epicene wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Epicene then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Epicene site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Epicene, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Epicene, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
Epicene is an
adjective (sometimes
Adjectives#Nominal use of adjectives and adjectival use of nouns) for loss of
gender distinction, often specific loss of masculinity. It includes:
- effeminacy — a male with female characteristics,
- androgyny — having both male and female characteristics, or
- asexuality — having neither male nor female characteristics.
This adjective is used in a technical sense in
linguistics to describe any word that has only one form for either male or female referents. 'Epicene'.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- Example: in New Testament Greek parthenos (, virgin) is a feminine noun of the second (masculine) declension, but is also used for men.JW Wenham. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965, p. 169.
Etymology
Epicene derives via
Latin language epicœnus from Greek language
epikoinos (, common to), literally
epi (, upon) and
koinos (, common).
Usage
The word
epicene is placed in bold type in the following examples.
- "In a garage band of my own, I sported the longer hair and cross-cutting fashions of the epicene trend."
— Regis Nicoll. 'Is Gender Just a State of Mind?' In
Salvo Magazine 2 (2007): 42-47.
- of Harvey Wright: "He is best known for the sign he displayed in his shop addressed to epicene women', advising them to stay at home and not trouble themselves with affairs of the world best left to men."
— Bill Cooke. 'Thoughts and Comments'. In
The Open Society 78 (2005): 21.
- of Jude Law: "He has a clear-eyed, epicene handsomeness — cruel, sensuous mouth; cheekbones to cut your heart on — the sort of excessive beauty that is best appreciated in repose on a 50-foot screen."
— Franz Lidz. ' Summer Films/Rising Stars: He Didn't Turn Out Obscure at All'.
New York Times, 13 May 2001.
- "She smothers (almost literally at times) her weak, epicene son Vladimir, and is prepared to commit any crime to see him become Tsar, despite his reluctance."
— Ronald Bergan.
Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict. Overlook Hardcover, 1999.
- "Society shall be converted into an epicene institution."
— Almroth Wright.
The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage. New York: Paul B Hoeber, 1913.
- "Who is this New Woman, this epicene creature, this Gorgon set up by the snarly who impute to her the faults of both sexes while denying her the charm of either — where is she to be found if she exists at all?"
—
Sarah Grand. 'The New Woman and the Old'.
Lady's Realm (1898): 466.
- of emancipated woman: " dulled a spiritless epicene automaton."
— Grant Allen. 'Plain Words on the Woman Question'. In
Fortnightly Review 52 (1889): 448-458.
See also
References
External links
- 'Epicene'. Dictionary.com.
Epicene is an adjective (sometimes
Adjectives#Nominal use of adjectives and adjectival use of nouns) for loss of
gender distinction, often specific loss of masculinity. It includes:
- effeminacy — a male with female characteristics,
- androgyny — having both male and female characteristics, or
- asexuality — having neither male nor female characteristics.
This adjective is used in a technical sense in linguistics to describe any word that has only one form for either male or female referents. 'Epicene'.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- Example: in New Testament Greek parthenos (, virgin) is a feminine noun of the second (masculine) declension, but is also used for men.JW Wenham. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965, p. 169.
Etymology
Epicene derives via
Latin language epicœnus from Greek language
epikoinos (, common to), literally
epi (, upon) and
koinos (, common).
Usage
The word
epicene is placed in bold type in the following examples.
- "In a garage band of my own, I sported the longer hair and cross-cutting fashions of the epicene trend."
— Regis Nicoll. 'Is Gender Just a State of Mind?' In
Salvo Magazine 2 (2007): 42-47.
- of Harvey Wright: "He is best known for the sign he displayed in his shop addressed to epicene women', advising them to stay at home and not trouble themselves with affairs of the world best left to men."
— Bill Cooke. 'Thoughts and Comments'. In
The Open Society 78 (2005): 21.
- of Jude Law: "He has a clear-eyed, epicene handsomeness — cruel, sensuous mouth; cheekbones to cut your heart on — the sort of excessive beauty that is best appreciated in repose on a 50-foot screen."
— Franz Lidz. ' Summer Films/Rising Stars: He Didn't Turn Out Obscure at All'.
New York Times, 13 May 2001.
- "She smothers (almost literally at times) her weak, epicene son Vladimir, and is prepared to commit any crime to see him become Tsar, despite his reluctance."
— Ronald Bergan.
Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict. Overlook Hardcover, 1999.
- "Society shall be converted into an epicene institution."
—
Almroth Wright.
The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage. New York: Paul B Hoeber, 1913.
- "Who is this New Woman, this epicene creature, this Gorgon set up by the snarly who impute to her the faults of both sexes while denying her the charm of either — where is she to be found if she exists at all?"
— Sarah Grand. 'The New Woman and the Old'.
Lady's Realm (1898): 466.
- of emancipated woman: " dulled a spiritless epicene automaton."
—
Grant Allen. 'Plain Words on the Woman Question'. In
Fortnightly Review 52 (1889): 448-458.
- "He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman." — John Addington Symonds. 'Epicene'. In Webster's Dictionary. 1913.
- "The literary prigs epicene." — Horace Wilson (professor).Ibid.
- "Epicene Convents, wherein Monks and Nuns lived together." — Thomas Fuller, c. 1661.
- Epicene Wildeblood is a character in the The Illuminatus! Trilogy trilogy.
- Epicoene, or the Silent Woman is a Renaissance play by Ben Jonson.
See also
References
External links
- 'Epicene'. Dictionary.com.
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epicene / epp iseen/ • adjective 1 having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex. 2 effete. — ORIGIN Greek epikoinos, from koinos ‘common’.
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