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assigned sex
[ uh-sahynd seks ]
noun
- a baby’s sex as determined or assigned based on the appearance of external reproductive organs and, sometimes, chromosomal testing:
One's gender identity is not necessarily congruent with one's assigned sex.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assigned sex1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Transgender- an umbrella term that includes all people who have genders not traditionally associated with their assigned sex.
From The Daily Beast
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