bipotentiality

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noun

The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female

OriginEnglish potentiality ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

nounbipotentiality (countable and uncountable, plural bipotentialities)

plural bipotentialities

  1. countableuncountableThe capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
  2. countableuncountableThe presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishpotentiality
  7. Englishbipotentiality

From bi- + potentiality.

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APA

bipotentiality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipotentiality

MLA

“bipotentiality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipotentiality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipotentiality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipotentiality.

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