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gender stars

gender stars is the plural of gender star.

Meaning of gender star

Noun

gender star (plural gender stars)

  1. An asterisk used to separate gendered inflections in the German language to make words gender-neutral.
    • Current attempts to shorten the space devoted to accepted forms of differentiation have included the introduction of an uppercase "I" sandwiched in compound nouns addressing both males and females at once. An asterisk, known as the "gender star" has also been added to include citizens who do not...[2019 January 22, Jon Shelton, “City of Hanover overhauls gender language usage in official texts”, in Deutsche Welle
    Synonyms:
    gender asterisk

Questions about gender stars

What is gender stars the plural of?
Gender stars is the plural of gender star.

Words near gender stars in the dictionary

  1. gender reveal
  2. gender reveals
  3. gender role
  4. gender roles
  5. gender star
  6. gender stars
  7. gender studies
  8. gender swap
  9. gender swaps
  10. gender theory
  11. gender transition

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