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The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.
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Usage: uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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present participle and gerund of cross-dress
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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From cross- + dressing, a calque of German Transvestismus.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
kruiskleding
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Albanian:
ndërveshja
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Catalan:
transformisme
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Chinese Mandarin:
變裝 /变装
(biànzhuāng)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Chinese Mandarin:
異裝 /异装
(yìzhuāng)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Chinese Mandarin:
易裝 /易装
(yìzhuāng)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Chinese Mandarin:
反串
(fǎnchuàn)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Dutch:
travestie
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Finnish:
ristiinpukeutuminen
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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French:
transformisme
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Georgian:
ქროს-დრესინგი
(kros-dresingi)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Greek:
παρενδυσία
(parendysía)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Hungarian:
keresztöltözésnek
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Indonesian:
berlintas-busana
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Irish:
trasghléasadh
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Japanese:
男装
(dansō)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Japanese:
女装
(josō)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Korean:
크로스드레싱
(keuroseudeuresing)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Korean:
시디
(sidi)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Korean:
남장
(namjang)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Korean:
여장
(yeojang)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Polish:
crossdressing
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Portuguese:
transformismo
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Russian:
кроссдре́ссинг
(krossdréssing)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Spanish:
transformismo
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Spanish:
transvestismo
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Spanish:
trasvestismo
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Spanish:
travestismo
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Ukrainian:
кросдре́синг
(krosdrésynh)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
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Ukrainian:
крос-дре́синг
(kros-drésynh)
— wearing clothes of the opposite gender
