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nonbinary

nonbinary is the alternative form of non-binary.

Meaning of non-binary

Adjective

non-binary (not comparable)

  1. Not binary.
    • Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented.1986, James O. Hicks, Information Systems in Business: An Introduction, page 201
  2. Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.
    • I'm expected to live in a world where […] forms have no or few options for non-binary people, where finding a GP who understands my non-binary needs and identity is a challenge.2013, Kim Cook, “This thing called gender”, in Up Close and Personal, page 85

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Forms of nonbinary

pluralnonbinaries

Origin of nonbinary

From non- + binary.

Questions about nonbinary

What is nonbinary the alternative form of?
Nonbinary is the alternative form of non-binary.

Words near nonbinary in the dictionary

  1. nonbillionaire
  2. nonbillionaires
  3. nonbinaries
  4. nonbinariness
  5. nonbinarity
  6. nonbinary
  7. nonbinder
  8. nonbinders
  9. nonbinding
  10. nonbiney
  11. nonbingeable

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