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adj
Taking place between people of opposite genders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a gender identity midway between male and female.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A person whose gender identity is midway between male and female.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
An intersex person whose gender identity is influenced by being intersex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English intergender From inter- + gender.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
