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ambisexual

American  
[am-bi-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌæm bɪˈsɛk ʃu əl /

adjective

  1. bisexual.


ambisexual British  
/ ˌæmbɪˈsɛksjʊəl /

adjective

  1. biology relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes

  2. Also: ambosexual. bisexual

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of ambisexual

First recorded in 1935–40; ambi- + sexual

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As an anthropologist sent to investigate humanity’s ambisexual descendants notes, while the social changes of gender fluidity seem small on the surface, in reality they are “incalculable.”

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2016

At up-and-coming label Baja East, Scott Studenberg and John Targon referenced Morocco in their show notes too, but the look of their ambisexual, loose luxe collection is more globe-trotting vagabond than any specific destination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2015

When swearwords don’t become more equal-opportunity, they often begin to be used solely for women — Geoffrey Hughes calls this the “feminization of ambisexual terms.”

From Salon ● May 11, 2013

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