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gylany.

A social system based on equality of women and men.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɪləni/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A social system based on equality of women and men.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + English l(inking) and Ancient Greek λ(ύειν) (l(úein)), λ(ύω) (l(úō), “to dissolve, sever; to release, set free”) + Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós) (genitive singular of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)) + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality); coined by the Austrian-born American cultural historian and author Riane Eisler (born 1931) in writings in the 1980s, including The Chalice and the Blade (1987): see the quotations.

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