"mxn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mxn [plural]
Etymology: From men + -x-. Respelled to use x (like e.g. Latinx) to convey that the word has a broad scope, and foregrounds people of color; compare womxn. Etymology templates: {{infix|en|men|x}} men + -x-, {{m|en|Latinx}} Latinx, {{m|en|womxn}} womxn Head templates: {{en-noun|mxn}} mxn (plural mxn)
  1. (rare) Feminist spelling of man Tags: rare Categories (topical): Feminism Related terms: myn

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          "text": "A womxn whose ability to carry out this work is through the grace of Anishinaabe mxn and institutions? A womxn without a grove of birch whose bark may be harvested without fear of negative consequences?",
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          "text": "Fundamental to these interventions is how gender is understood and how womxn¹ and mxn are positioned as (non)gendered beings. Central, too, is an understanding of the ways in which womxn and mxn are positioned within these interventions […]",
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