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trans*

trans* adjective: non-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

Adjective

trans* (not comparable)

  1. Non-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

Synonyms of trans*

Forms of trans*

alternative formtrans

Origin of trans*

trans + * (a wildcard in programming), indicating that it could stand for transgender or transsexual.

Questions about trans*

What does trans* mean?
Trans* means non-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.
What part of speech is trans*?
Trans* is an adjective.

Words near trans* in the dictionary

  1. trans widows
  2. trans woman
  3. trans womanhood
  4. trans women
  5. trans womyn
  6. trans*
  7. trans-
  8. trans-2-butenoic acid
  9. trans-acting
  10. trans-affirmative
  11. trans-am

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