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cistems

cistems is the plural of cistem.

Meaning of cistem

Noun

cistem (plural cistems)

  1. (neologism) A system or societal structure that privileges cisgender people and marginalizes transgender people.
    • It is this toilet cistem that served to cement the spatially constructed division between man and woman that is still present today.2017, Nigel Patel, “Violent cistems: Trans experiences of bathroom space”, in Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, volume 31, number 1, page 52

Questions about cistems

What is cistems the plural of?
Cistems is the plural of cistem.

Words near cistems in the dictionary

  1. cistecephalids
  2. cistella
  3. cistellae
  4. cistem
  5. cistemic
  6. cistems
  7. cister
  8. Cistercian
  9. Cistercianism
  10. Cistercians
  11. cistern

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