1) Cross dressing 2) Pattern 3) Practice 4) Transvestitism
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1) Transvestitism
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Transvestism (also called transvestitism) is the practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner traditionally associated with another gender. ==History== Coined as late as the 1910s, the phenomenon is not new. It was referred to in the Hebrew Bible. The word has undergone several changes of meaning since it was first coined and is still used...
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practice of wearing the clothes of the opposite sex (cross-dressing), generally to derive some kind of sexual pleasure. It is often mistakenly ... [7 related articles]
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Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Also called cross-dressing. The prefix trans- relates to the latin verb transire , meaning to pass or cross over, or pass beyond while the -vestism stems from vestitus meaning clothed. In centuries past, the catholic church forbade women from acting in the theater. Therefore, stage roles for females had...
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(trans-ves´tiz-әm) cross-dressing and otherwise assuming the appearance, manner, or roles traditionally associated with members of the opposite sex. transvestic fetishism.
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Sexual pleasure derived from dressing or masquerading in the clothing of the opposite sex, with the
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trans-ves′tizm Definitions: 1. The practice of dressing or masquerading in the clothes of the opposite sex; especially the adoption of feminine mannerisms and costume by a man. Synonyms: transvestitism
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Transvestism: Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Transvestism is distinct from both transsexualism and homosexuality. In psychiatry, it can be considered a paraphilia. Also known as cross-dressing.
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n] - the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
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transvestitism noun the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
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