"womyn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: womyn [plural], wymyn [plural]
Etymology: From woman and women; respelled so as not to contain the word man/men. Compare myn. Head templates: {{en-noun|womyn|wymyn}} womyn (plural womyn or wymyn)
  1. (rare) Feminist spelling of woman. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Feminism
    Sense id: en-womyn-en-noun-kJUvO7mu Disambiguation of Feminism: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (rare, nonstandard) Feminist spelling of women. Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Feminism
    Sense id: en-womyn-en-noun-LTgQSNbL Disambiguation of Feminism: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trans womyn, womyn-born-womyn, womynhood, womynkind, womynly, womyn's land Related terms: humyn, myn, wombyn, womon
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          "ref": "1991 December 22, Davina Anne Gabriel, “Still More On Michigan”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 4:",
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          "ref": "1991 December 22, Davina Anne Gabriel, “Still More On Michigan”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 4:",
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