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xe

UK/ziː/US/zi/

xe pronoun: they (singular); gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

Pronoun

xe (third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case, oblique xem, reflexive xyrself or xirself or xemself, possessive xyr or xir or xer)

  1. (gender-neutral, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person) they (singular); gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
    • Anyone I would be interested in would have to be a pretty special person. I wouldn't want to miss out on knowing such a person just because xe happened to be the "wrong" sex.1992, Jim Sinclair, “If you could choose...”, in Jim Sinclair's Web Site, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2003
    • Telepathy would require that you share the other person's knowledge of xyr own mind, which in turn requires recognizing that xe is actually aware of what xe's thinking, which is incompatible with psychiatry.1993 September 14, Jim Sinclair, “Re: Jim and Steve's snoring discussion”, in bit.listserv.autism (Usenet), message-ID <AUTISM%93091417074261@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU>
    Synonyms:
    they, e, ey, sie, ze, per

Proper noun capitalized: XE

XE

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Extreme E.

Examples of xe in a sentence

  • The right to decide what xe does with xyr property; 2. the right to decide what others do with xyr property; […]1999 April 28, Dagmar Alpen, “Re: Think of a small tribe of people...”, in talk.politics.libertarian (Usenet), message-ID...
  • Since xe went to the trouble of re-posting, I figured it was about something of more than usual importance to hir...2000 December 11, Mary Ellen Curtin, “Silencing and ad hominem attacks”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet), message-ID...
  • Sometimes Xe stood still for days, in sight of the shore, as if Xe had not quite decided whether to beach Xemself for good.2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August...

Synonyms of xe

Forms of xe

obliquexem
reflexivexyrself
reflexivexirself
reflexivexemself
possessivexyr
possessivexir
possessivexer

Origin of xe

Apparently independently invented by several people, including Don Rickter. The pronoun appeared in the Unitarian Universalist publication UU World on May 1, 1973, and Mario Pei gave Rickter credit on page 145 of his book Weasel Words (1978).

Words formed from xe

Words that rhyme with xe

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Questions about xe

What does xe mean?
Xe means they (singular); gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
How do you use xe in a sentence?
The right to decide what xe does with xyr property; 2. the right to decide what others do with xyr property; […]
What part of speech is xe?
Xe can be a pronoun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce xe?
Xe is pronounced /ziː/ (UK).

Words near xe in the dictionary

  1. xdresser
  2. xdressers
  3. xdresses
  4. xdressing
  5. xDSL
  6. xe
  7. xebec
  8. xebeck
  9. xebecks
  10. xebecque
  11. xebecques

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