Non-binary

//nɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text.

    "Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please."

  2. 2
    A non-binary (genderqueer) person. informal

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not binary. not-comparable

    "Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented."

  2. 2
    Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: genderqueer"

Synonyms

All synonyms
enbygenderqueernbthey/them

Example

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"What would you call your non-binary parent?"

Etymology

From non- + binary.

Related phrases

non-binarinessnon-binaritynyan-binary

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