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neopronoun

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[nee-oh-proh-noun] / ˈni oʊˌproʊ naʊn /

noun

  1. a type of gender-neutral pronoun, coined after 1800, and used especially by nonbinary and genderqueer people, as in English ze/hir/hirs, e/em/eirs, or xe/xem/xyrs.

Etymology

Origin of neopronoun

First recorded in 1985–90; neo- ( def. ) + pronoun ( def. )

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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