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single-sex

American  
[sing-guhl-seks] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˌsɛks /

adjective

  1. designated for, pertaining to, or serving only males or only females.

    a single-sex college.


single-sex British  

adjective

  1. (of schools, etc) admitting members of one sex only; not coeducational

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Etymology

Origin of single-sex

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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The proposal, titled the Save Women’s Sports Act, would require schools and higher education institutions in the state to designate “separate single-sex teams and sports for each sex.”

From Seattle Times

“Though the law purports to bar only transgender girls from joining the girls’ team, the practical effect is that every girl in West Virginia may be subject to having her eligibility for a single-sex team challenged merely because some other student claims the girl in question is not a ‘real’ girl,” the filing said.

From Seattle Times

The Trump administration had denied them access to single-sex shelters of their gender identity.

From New York Times

These guidelines clearly state that experiments should be designed to reveal sex or gender differences, and that single-sex studies require justification for the exclusion of either sex.

From Scientific American

Ms. Fain, meanwhile, urged the IOC to “set an example for the rest of the world and ensure fairness, safety and inclusion by allowing all athletes to compete in single-sex sports based on their sex, regardless of their self-identity.”

From Washington Times