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lesbian noun [ ˈlɛzbɪən ]

• a gay woman.
Similar: gay woman, homosexual woman, tribade, invert, zami, lez, lesbo, lezzy, lezzo, dyke, bulldyke, rug muncher, carpet muncher,
Opposite: heterosexual, straight,

lesbian adjective

• relating to gay women or to homosexuality in women.
• "a lesbian relationship"
Similar: gay, homosexual, LGBT, GLBT, tribadic, queer, dykey,
Opposite: heterosexual, straight,
Origin: late 19th century: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian.

Lesbian adjective

• from or relating to the island of Lesbos.


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