Spivak pronoun in English

Forms: Spivak pronouns [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Named after American mathematician Michael Spivak who used the pronouns E, Em, and Eir in the 1982 book "The Joy of TeX". Spivak did not coin the pronoun set he used in the book. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Spivak pronoun (plural Spivak pronouns)

Inflected forms

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"Spivak pronoun" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms