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wommon en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of woman.
   alt of woman

wommon en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Respelling to avoid the presence of man in the word.

Meanings

1. (rare) Feminist spelling of woman
   • This communion occurs wommon to wommon, wommon to tree, sea to wommon and is not essentially sexual […] 1989, Nett Hart, Spirited Lesbians: Lesbian Desire as Social Action, page 20:
   • You just think that because we're Black womyn, maybe that would be enough to at least start with, but sometimes it isn't. Sometimes, just being a Black wommon isn't enough. 2002, Marsha Houston, Olga Idriss Davis, Centering Ourselves, page 138:

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