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Glossographia

A Dictionary Interpreting all such Hard Words

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On the page with the signature Rr4v, the words "Transection" and "Transfeminate" are defined. Both terms are attributed to "Dr. Br." in reference to the physician and influential writer Sir Thomas Browne’s Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646). This item was contributed to the DTA by Dr. Joseph Gamble of the University of Toledo Department of English.

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Identifier
pr76f3709
Collection
Rare Books
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Blount, Thomas
Publisher
Thomas Newcomb
Date Issued
1656
Genre
Books
Dictionaries
Subject(s)
Sir Thomas Browne
Topic(s)
Transfemininity
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://doi.org/10.1353/jem.2019.0036
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