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sex change
[ seks cheynj ]
noun
- (no longer in common use; now often considered offensive) See sex reassignment surgery ( def ).
sex change
noun
- a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex, often achieved by surgery
- ( as modifier )
a sex-change operation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sex change1
First recorded in 1920–25 (in reference to hermaphrodite organisms that can change their sex); 1960–65 for current sense
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