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{{uncommon identity}}
{{uncommon identity}}
{{infobox identity
{{infobox identity}}
| name = Epicene
| flag = Epicene without symbol.png
| meaning = "The pink & blue represent traditional [[masculinity]] and [[femininity]], the purple represents the combination of masculine and feminine, the black & grey represent being nothing or neither, and the white represents a combination of all of them."<ref>https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/169540030589/image-two-flags-with-9-vertical-stripes-from</ref>
| related = [[gender neutral]], [[androgyne]]
| percentage = 0.1
}}
[[File:Epicene.png|thumb|200px|Epicene flag variation with [[Gender symbols|epicene symbol]].]]
[[File:Epicene.png|thumb|200px|Epicene flag variation with [[Gender symbols|epicene symbol]].]]
'''Epicene''' is an adjective (sometimes substantive) that indicates a lack of gender distinction. [http://epiceneorder.org/en/ The Order of the Epicene] website includes a definition of ''epicene'' that they credit to the Oxford English Dictionary; 'that which exhibits characteristics of both genders, yet is neither'. In linguistics, the adjective "epicene" is used to describe a word that has only one form for both male and female referents. Epicene can also be a [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary]] gender identity.
'''Epicene''' is an adjective (sometimes substantive) that indicates a lack of gender distinction. [http://epiceneorder.org/en/ The Order of the Epicene] website includes a definition of ''epicene'' that they credit to the Oxford English Dictionary; 'that which exhibits characteristics of both genders, yet is neither'. In linguistics, the adjective "epicene" is used to describe a word that has only one form for both male and female referents. Epicene can also be a [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary]] gender identity.
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