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Intersectional

Inˊter-sec′tion-al

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Adj.
Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

Definition 2024


intersectional

intersectional

English

Adjective

intersectional (comparative more intersectional, superlative most intersectional)

  1. Of or pertaining to an intersection, especially of multiple forms of discrimination.
    • 2016, Charles Lemert, Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings:
      The tragic incidents of racially motivated rape are sometimes preceded by another manifestation of intersectional oppression, the propagation of explicitly raced and gendered propaganda directed against ethnic women[.]
  2. Of or relating to intersectionalism or intersectionality.