"transness" meaning in English

See transness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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  1. The condition or quality of being transgender or transsexual. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: transgenderness, transsexualness, transgenderedness Translations (Translations): transgenreco (Esperanto), transitude (French), transness (French), Transidentität (German), transgeneridade [feminine] (Portuguese), transexualidade [feminine] (Portuguese)
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