"mononormative" meaning in English

See mononormative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mononormative [comparative], most mononormative [superlative]
Etymology: 21st century. From mono- + normative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|normative}} mono- + normative Head templates: {{en-adj}} mononormative (comparative more mononormative, superlative most mononormative)
  1. Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value monosexual and monogamous relationships as fundamental and "natural" within society. Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination Related terms: mononormativity, heteronormative, cisnormative
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