Definition of gender-neutral
: not referring to either sex but only to people in general
gender-neutral language
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The Words of the Week - 2/26/2021
The Words of the Week - 2/26/2021
Some of the words that defined the week ending February 26, 2021
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We added a gender-neutral pronoun in 1934. Why have so few people heard of it?
'Thon' was a singular, gender-neutral pronoun in our Unabridged dictionary. Until it wasn't.
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“Gender-neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-neutral. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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