"neopronoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neopronouns [plural]
Etymology: From neo- + pronoun. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|neo-|pronoun}} neo- + pronoun Head templates: {{en-noun}} neopronoun (plural neopronouns)
  1. A pronoun used in place of he, she, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people. Wikipedia link: neopronoun Categories (topical): Gender, LGBTQ, Non-binary, Transgender Synonyms: neo-pronoun Translations (pronoun used in place of he, she, or they): néopronom [masculine] (French), Neopronomen [neuter] (German), neozaimek [masculine] (Polish), neopronome [masculine] (Portuguese), neopronombre [masculine] (Spanish)

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