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binormative

UK/baɪˈnɔː.mə.tɪv//baɪˈnɔɹ.mə.tɪv/

binormative adjective: of, pertaining to or exhibiting binormativity.

Adjective

binormative

  1. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting binormativity.
    • By doing so, it is pushing bisexuals to comply with bi assimilationist ideology and binormative behavior. For example, in a thread on an American bi mailing list concerning the campaign's press release, I noted that I, as a bi activist, did not feel […]2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 309
    • Walker represents a character who calls into question the typical modes of identifying human beings: the distinctions between individuals and groups, unity of self and fragmentation of the self, univocality and polyvocality, […] consistency and relativity, White/Black and gay/straight. Most...2013, Dawn Atkins, Bisexual Women in the Twenty-First Century, Routledge, →ISBN, page 64
  2. Pertaining to, adhering to or enforcing two norms.
    • page 262: Such an analysis characterizes a binormative analysis, for states are either normative or non-normative. For the moment, it is easier to discuss the notion of prohibition rather than our target notion of obligation.
    • page 271: This is where a polynormative analysis is better than a binormative analysis, for violations can be fine-grained and support subtle implications.2004, Alessio Lomuscio, Donald Nute, Deontic Logic in Computer Science: 7th International Workshop on Deontic Logic in Computer Science, DEON 2004, Madeira, Portugal, May 26-28, 2004. Proceedings...

Origin of binormative

From bi- + normative.

Questions about binormative

What does binormative mean?
Binormative means of, pertaining to or exhibiting binormativity.
What part of speech is binormative?
Binormative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce binormative?
Binormative is pronounced /baɪˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/ (UK).

Words near binormative in the dictionary

  1. binops
  2. binor-S
  3. binormal
  4. binormally
  5. binormals
  6. binormative
  7. binormativity
  8. binos
  9. binoscope
  10. binoscopes
  11. binospirone

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