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cis

1

[ sis ]

adjective

  1. cisgender or cissexual:

    He may not be macho, but he's definitely a cis male.



noun

  1. a person who is cisgender or cissexual.

cis-

2
  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “on the near side of; on this side of” ( cisalpine ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( cisatlantic ).
  2. Chemistry. a specialization of this denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups attached on the same side of two atoms linked by a double bond. Compare trans- ( def 2 ).
  3. a prefix meaning “on the same side of,” referring to the alignment of one’s gender identity with one’s sex assigned at birth ( cisgender; cissexual ).

C.I.S.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Commonwealth of Independent States.

cis-

1

prefix

  1. on this or the near side of

    cisalpine

  2. (often in italics) indicating that two groups of atoms in an unsaturated compound lie on the same side of a double bond Compare trans-

    cis-butadiene

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CIS

2

abbreviation for

  1. Commonwealth of Independent States
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cis1

By shortening

Origin of cis2

From Latin cis (adverb and preposition) “on this side, on this side of, within”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cis1

from Latin
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Example Sentences

Numbers USA, FAIR, and CIS were all part of the effort that successfully defeated the DREAM Act in the Senate in 2010.

Cis- all of these terms capture that a person is not trans or does not have a gender diverse identity or presentation.

Cis Male (see also Cis Man, Cisgender Male, Cisgender Man); a male who identifies as a man/has a masculine gender identity.

When cis men tell me these things, it honestly makes me a little sad.

While cis dykes have generally shown little interest in me, my experiences with cis men have in comparison gone rather swimmingly.

When 'Tom came home from labour and Cis from milking rose,' there was now no more sound of tabor, nor 'merrily went their toes.'

Therefore Mr. Posket and Cis are put into an adjoining room.

"The kind of man I adore," Miss Cis said joyfully, though anybody that knew her well 124 could tell she was fooling.

Remembering how they had been teasing Miss Cis about him I kept my eye on her from the minute he walked through the door.

She took a good look at him, then called Miss Cis into the hall to speak her opinion.

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