intersectional
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛk.ʃə.nl̩/
- Hyphenation: in‧ter‧sec‧tion‧al
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Etymology 1
From intersection + -al.
Adjective
intersectional (comparative more intersectional, superlative most intersectional)
- Of or pertaining to an intersection, especially of multiple forms of discrimination.
- intersectional feminism
- 2016, Lemert, Charles, 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[.]
- 2017, Anne Cunningham, Reproductive Rights, Greenhaven Publishing LLC (→ISBN), page 62:
- In the following viewpoint, Taylor Hawk explains intersectional feminism and underscores its importance. Professor and activist Kimberlé Crenshaw invented the term, but it has since become a buzzword with a reach expanding far beyond the […]
- Of or relating to intersectionalism or intersectionality.
Etymology 2
From inter- + sectional.
Adjective
intersectional (comparative more intersectional, superlative most intersectional)
- Existing or occurring between sections or groups.
- 1894 April 27, Stewart, William H., “Best name for the war”, in The Confederate Veteran, page 140:
- I have often thought of the many objections to "Civil War", "War between the States." As it was a war between the Northern and Southern sections of the United States, I have ventured to suggest "Intersectional War" as an appropriate name