"wo/man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wo/men [plural]
Etymology: Blend of woman + man. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|woman|man}} Blend of woman + man Head templates: {{en-noun|wo/men|head=wo/man}} wo/man (plural wo/men)
  1. Man or woman. Related terms: s/he
    Sense id: en-wo/man-en-noun-0NnynL3s Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1980, William E. Phipps, Influential Theologians on Wo/man, University Press of America",
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          "ref": "2002, Marcia B. Armstead, “Interpersonal Relationships”, in Olson Perry, Billy E. Wright, editors, The Complete Wo/Man: An Index to the Heart, TEACH Services, Inc., page 18",
          "text": "The Complete Woman/Man Seminars wants to assure you that God is an intricate part of every complete wo/man’s life. He desires to have an intimate relationship with every wo/man who wants a relationship with Him.",
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          "ref": "2016, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Congress of Wo/men: Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power, Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, published 2021, page 108",
          "text": "The kosmopolis is the imaginary site of the ekklēsia of wo/men, where wo/men citizens gather for feminist religious “world making” for the “democracy to come.”",
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          "ref": "2017, Naum Panovski, “Prologue”, in Meetings with Remarkable Wo/Men: On a Long Journey to Theatre, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing",
          "text": "The wo/man is the measure of all things / After Protagora’s “Man is a measure of all things” […] They share the same conviction that the theater is a collaborative, multicultural art which stands as a heartbeat of the community trying to find relevant answers to the fundamental question of our existence: “what a piece of work is a wo/man?”",
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