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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ This dataset is published under **CC BY-SA 4.0**, in accordance with the license
 
 | File | Format | Size | Best suited for |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `french_dict.db` | SQLite 3 | ~270 MB | Desktop apps, real-time search, SQL queries |
+| `french_dict.db` | SQLite 3 | ~280 MB | Desktop apps, real-time search, SQL queries |
 | `french_dict.parquet` | Parquet (zstd) | ~22 MB | Data science, ML pipelines, Pandas / PyArrow |
 
 Both files contain the same data. The format difference reflects a deliberate trade-off between query performance and compression efficiency.
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Both files contain the same data. The format difference reflects a deliberate tr
 | Distinct word forms | 895,090 |
 | Includes conjugated forms | ✅ Yes |
 | Definitions | ✅ Yes |
+| Gender | ✅ Yes |
 | Usage examples | ✅ Yes |
 | Register tags | ✅ Yes (familier, vieux, littéraire…) |
 | Semantic tags | ✅ Yes (figuré, par extension…) |
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ CREATE TABLE mots (
     forme       TEXT NOT NULL,       -- lowercase word form (search key)
     pos         TEXT,                -- part of speech
     definitions TEXT NOT NULL        -- JSON-serialized array of definitions
+    gender TEXT DEFAULT NULL         -- gender ("m" - "f" - "e" - "NULL")
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX idx_forme ON mots(forme);
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ The Parquet file flattens the nested JSON structure into **one row per definitio
 |---|---|---|
 | `forme` | string | Lowercase word form |
 | `pos` | category | Part of speech (N, V, ADJ…) |
+| `gender` | category | Gender of the noun (m, f, e, NULL) |
 | `def_index` | int16 | Definition index within the lexeme (1-based) |
 | `sub_index` | Int16 | Sub-definition index (null for top-level definitions) |
 | `gloss` | string | Definition text |
@@ -217,6 +220,10 @@ french_dict.db (270 MB)  ✅
         │
 french_dict.parquet (22 MB)  ✅
 ```
+**Note** : The addition of grammatical genders to the french_dict.db file was achieved through a data 
+merging process with a French lexical database. This reference dataset was retrieved from
+lexique.org and originates from the OpenLexicon project, which is distributed under the
+CC BY-SA 4.0 LICENSE.
 
 **Key implementation choices:**
 - `iterparse` with `elem.clear()` after each `<entry>` to keep memory usage flat
@@ -238,5 +245,6 @@ french_dict.parquet (22 MB)  ✅
 **CC BY-SA 4.0** — derived from the French Wiktionary via WiktionaryX.
 You are free to use, share, and adapt this dataset for any purpose, provided you give appropriate credit and distribute any derivative works under the same license.
 
-- Original source: French Wiktionary — https://fr.wiktionary.org
-- WiktionaryX parser: Franck Sajous — http://redac.univ-tlse2.fr/lexiques/wiktionaryx.html
+- Original source: French Wiktionary - https://fr.wiktionary.org
+- WiktionaryX parser: Franck Sajous - http://redac.univ-tlse2.fr/lexiques/wiktionaryx.html
+- OpenLexicon (for adding the gender of nouns) - https://openlexicon.fr/