lesbianism

Variant of lesbian

lesbian definition

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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