Standard Lemma guide

salmacian

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sælˈmeɪ.ʃi.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation, dated: /-si-/
  • General-American: /sælˈmeɪ.ʃi.ən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to having or desiring a mixed set of genitalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism, not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • salmacian surgery
  • Near-synonyms: male-to-intersex, female-to-intersex
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:salmacian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: altersex, ambisex, dualsex, bigenital

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Salmacis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of salmacian

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who has or wishes to have a mixed set of genitalia, typically both male and female genitalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: male-to-intersex, female-to-intersex
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:salmacian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aphrodisian

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of salmacian

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Salmacis + -ian, a nymph in Ancient Greek mythology. Coined by Raphael Carter in 1996 in the webpage The Angel's Dictionary.