Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mxn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: mxn
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Feminist spelling of man

Example Sentences

"A womxn whose ability to carry out this work is through the grace of Anishinaabe mxn and institutions? A womxn without a grove of birch whose bark may be harvested without fear of negative consequences?"
"Fundamental to these interventions is how gender is understood and how womxn¹ and mxn are positioned as (non)gendered beings. Central, too, is an understanding of the ways in which womxn and mxn are positioned within these interventions […]"

Etymology

From men + -x-. Respelled to use x (like e.g. Latinx) to convey that the word has a broad scope, and to foreground people of color; compare womxn.

Frequently Paired Words

myn

Questions

What does mxn mean?: Feminist spelling of man
Where does mxn come from?: From men + -x-. Respelled to use x (like e.g. Latinx) to convey that the word has a broad scope, and to foreground people of color; compare womxn.

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