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dyadism en · NOUN

Etymology

From dyad + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The tendency to categorize things into dyads or pairs; binary classification.
    • Many intersex people and intersex studies scholars note how various oppressive systems—interphobia, heterosexism, phallogocentrism, queerphobia, as well as compulsory dyadism, heterosexuality, and able-bodiedness—work together to justify curative violence. 2021, Rohini Bannerjee, Karim Mukhida, From Band-Aids to Scalpels: Motherhood Experiences in/of Medicine, Demeter Press, →ISBN:

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