Etymology

gender star

Today it means: An asterisk used to separate gendered inflections in the German language to make words gender-neutral. Full definition →

German Gendersternchen
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  1. German · calque ofGendersternchen
  2. English todaygender star

Calque of German Gendersternchen.

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