"demigender" meaning in All languages combined

See demigender on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-demigender.wav
Etymology: From demi- + gender. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi-|gender}} demi- + gender Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} demigender (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Identifying partially or mostly with one gender and at the same time with another gender. Tags: not-comparable, rare Related terms: demiboy, demigirl Translations (Translations): demigènere (Catalan), demigenre (French), demigênero (Portuguese), semigénero (Spanish), demigénero (Spanish)
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