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transgender
adjective trans·gen·der \-ˈjen-dər\
: of or relating to people who have a sexual identity that is not clearly male or clearly female
Full Definition of TRANSGENDER
: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth
— trans·gen·der·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun
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Variants of TRANSGENDER
trans·gen·der or trans·gen·dered \-dərd\
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First Known Use of TRANSGENDER
1979
Medical Dictionary
transgender
adjective trans·gen·der \tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər\
Medical Definition of TRANSGENDER
: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or a transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth
—trans·gen·der·ism \-də-ˌriz-əm\ noun
Variants of TRANSGENDER
trans·gen·der or trans·gen·dered \-dərd\
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