gender star

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gender star

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Calque of German Gendersternchen.

noun gender stars

An asterisk used to separate gendered inflections in the German language to make words gender-neutral. Current attempts to shorten the space devoted to accepted forms of differentiation have included the introduction of an uppercase "I" sandwiched in compound nouns addressing both males and females at once. An asterisk, known as the "gender star" has also been added to include citizens who do not con
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"gender star." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20star.

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@misc{gender_star_2026,
  title = {gender star},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20star},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}