"transsexualism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transsexualism.wav Forms: transsexualisms [plural]
Etymology: From transsexual + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|transsexual|ism}} transsexual + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} transsexualism (usually uncountable, plural transsexualisms)
  1. Transsexuality; the state of being transsexual. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Transgender Synonyms: Harry Benjamin syndrome [dated], transsexuality [common], transsexualness, transsex [rare]

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