transgender English · revision 15007

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌtrænzˈdʒen.də/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[trans-]] and [[gender]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Cresswell 2021)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of a person whose sense of identity does not match their anatomical sex: 1970 in Merriam-Webster, by 1974 in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Transgendered is a related form.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Collins defines it in terms of gender identity or expression that does not fully match the sex assigned at birth.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1970 – transgender.^(MWU 2024)

+ * by 1974 – trans-gender.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to a person whose [[gender identity]] or gender expression does not fully correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[trans]]

+ * [[transgendered]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[transsexual]]

+ * [[gender]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}