NONBINARY Definition & Meaning

nonbinary

Or �Դǲ�-��·�Բ�·��

[non-bahy-nuh-ree, ‐nur-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not consisting of, indicating, or involving two.
Mathematics.��noting or relating to a system of numerical notation that does not have a base of 2.
The decimal system is nonbinary.
noting or relating to a gender identity that does not fit into the binary male/female division. NB
relating to, intended for, or common to any gender; gender-neutral; gender-inclusive: The designer is known for nonbinary fashion.
The website had lists of nonbinary pronouns and honorifics.
The designer is known for nonbinary fashion.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nonbinary¹

First recorded in 1940–45; non- ( def. ) + binary ( def. )

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When she went into the “Celebrity Big Brother” house, Siwa was in a relationship with Kath Ebbs, who identifies as nonbinary.

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Christian Morris, a pansexual, nonbinary artist from Inglewood, attended his first Simon Says in March dressed in a tiger stripe suit, blond mullet wig and Aladdin Sane-inspired lightning bolt face makeup.

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In 2023, just before the show’s premiere, they mentioned being nonbinary in an interview with the New York Times.

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Legislators zeroed in on Maher’s statements before she became head of NPR, in which she called Trump “a deranged racist sociopath” and described the terms “boy” and “girl” as “erasing language for nonbinary people.”

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Trump has removed nonbinary individuals from among the groups that will be protected from discrimination.

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hepatitis non-A, non-B nonbiological

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