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autogynephilia.

In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.

14 characters6 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌɔː.təʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɔ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/General-American/ˌɑ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/cot-caught-merger
  1. In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- English gynephilia English autogynephilia From auto- + gynephilia.

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