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Bechdels

Bechdels is the plural of Bechdel.

Meaning of Bechdel

Proper noun

Bechdel (plural Bechdels)

  1. A surname from German.
    • The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019.2015 August 24, Todd Leopold, “Duke students reject award-winning book over gay themes”, in CNN

Questions about Bechdels

What is Bechdels the plural of?
Bechdels is the plural of Bechdel.

Words near Bechdels in the dictionary

  1. bechat
  2. bechatting
  3. Bechdel
  4. Bechdel Test
  5. Bechdel-Wallace test
  6. Bechdels
  7. becheat
  8. becheated
  9. becheating
  10. becheats
  11. bechecker

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bechdels (page history and authors); Bechdel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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