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History
Although the word "transvestism" was coined as late as the 1910s, the phenomenon is not new. It was referred to in the Bible and traces back to Ethiopia and the origin of man. The word has undergone several changes of meaning since it was first coined. It is still used in a variety of senses. Therefore, it is important to determine, whenever the word is encountered, in which particular sense it is used. However, to understand the different meanings of "transvestism", it is necessary to explain the development of the term.