• zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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        3 days ago

        An acronym is a word which is formed by the first letters of a name for something, such as “laser” (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) or “radar” (RAdio Detecting And Ranging).

        “Cis” isn’t that. It’s a Latin word which is the opposite of “trans”.

        • daellat@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          I thought it was one… something like child identified sex but I stand corrected it’s not that at all… thanks