Word Study
feminism
OXFORD DICTIONARY
feminism, n.
1 the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
2 Med. the development of female characteristics in a male person.
1 the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.
2 Med. the development of female characteristics in a male person.
Derivative
feminist n. (in sense 1).
Etymology
L femina woman (in sense 1 after F f{eacute}minisme)
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