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  • 1.1 Etymology 1
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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: Appendix:Variations of "mx"

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:Mx (title)Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Coined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /mɪks/, /məks/[2][3]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

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Mx

1. (LGBTQ) A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
   • 2010, Sassafras Lowrey, editor, Kicked Out‎[1], page 216:Mx. Mirage. I am a radically queer trannyboi with a big mouth.
   • 2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand’s Got Talent, Books on Demand, published 2013, →ISBN, page 84:It has been proposed that in addition to the honorific Mr. for male and Ms. for female, that the honorific Mx. be used for intersexuals […]
   • 2014, Laura Erickson-Schroth, editor, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559:One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists (who now works primarily in full length cabaret shows) is Mx Justin Vivian Bond.
   • 2015 June 4, Elizabeth A. Harris, “Barnard College, After Much Discussion, Decides to Accept Transgender Women”, in The New York Times:“I think the thing that was most surprising was how supportive and gung-ho a lot older alums were,” said Mx. LoSchiavo, who graduated this year (and would have been admitted under the new policy, having identified as a female at the time of application).
   • 2020, Provincial Court of British Columbia, "A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court," 16 December 2020: In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called "salutation"), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: "My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns." ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)

Alternative forms

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• Mx.

Coordinate terms

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• Mixter

• (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)
• Mt, Mm
• M.

Translations

[edit] gender-neutral general honorific title

Afrikaans: mx Esperanto: s-ano (only used for Esperantists), gesinjoro (nonstandard) French: Mx (fr) Ido: sioro (io) Japanese: さん (ja) (san) (any gender), 様 (ja) (さま, sama) (respect), 氏 (ja) (し, shi) (formal)

References

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1. ^ “The first recorded use of the gender-inclusive title Mx in print”, in Practical Androgyny, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “A Gender-Neutral Honorific”, in Words We're Watching, Merriam-Webster, 2015
3. ^ “Pronunciation”, in The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx, gendercensus.com, 2023

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Mx (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Abbreviation of management.

Anagrams

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• XM

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /miks/

Noun

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Mx gender-neutral

1. (neologism, rare, LGBTQ) A gender-neutral title used instead of M. (Monsieur), Mme (Madame), etc.
   • 2023 August 31, Émilie Bilodeau, “L’embauche d’une enseignante non binaire suscite la controverse”, in La Presse‎[2]:L’école primaire de Richelieu a fait parvenir une lettre aux parents d’élèves de cinquième et de sixième année afin de les informer que leurs enfants auront pour prof Mx Martine une journée par cycle, cette année.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

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