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les·bian (lez′bē ən)

adjective

  1. of Lesbos or its people or culture

  2. Etymology: from the eroticism or homosexuality attributed to Sappho and her followers in Lesbos

    1. of homosexuality between women
    2. Rare erotic

Etymology: L Lesbius < Gr Lesbios

noun

  1. a person born or living on Lesbos
  2. a homosexual woman

lesbian Related Forms
les′·bi·an·ism′ noun
lesbian Synonyms

lesbian

n.

gay woman, gay*, sapphist, homosexual; see homosexual.

lesbian Usage Examples

Converse of object

    Adjective modifier

      Modifies a noun

        Used with adjective complement

          Noun used with modifier

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