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homosexual adjective [ ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl ]

• sexually attracted to people of one's own sex.

homosexual noun

• a person who is sexually attracted to people of their own sex.
Similar: gay person, lesbian, gay, invert, homophile, Uranian, friend of Dorothy, queer,
Opposite: heterosexual, straight,
Origin: late 19th century: from homo- ‘same’ + sexual.

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