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Definition transsexual in American English

transsexual noun

[countable] noun
/trænsˈsekʃuəl/
1

someone who feels that their gender is different from their biological sex and wishes to change permanently to the gender they identify with

Example

Bree is a pre-operative transsexual who lives in Los Angeles.

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1.1

someone who is having or has had medical treatment to make their body more like that of the gender they identify with

Example

a male-to-female transsexual

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Definition transsexual in American English