English word origin

Etymology of womxn

From women + -x-. Respelled both to avoid containing men (compare English womyn), and to use x (compare English Latinx), intended to convey that the word has a broad scope.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Feminist spelling of women.

noun

Feminist spelling of woman.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From women + -x-. Respelled both to avoid containing men (compare English womyn), and to use x (compare English Latinx), intended to convey that the word has a broad scope.

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Machine-source provenance

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