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lesbian /les·bi·an/ (lez´be-an)
1. pertaining to homosexuality between women.
2. a female homosexual.
les·bi·an (lzb--n)
n.
A woman whose sexual orientation is to other women.
adj.
Relating to or being a lesbian.
lesbi·an·ism n.
lesbian
[lez′bē·ən]
Etymology: Gk, island of Lesbos, home of Sappho
1  n, a female homosexual.
2  adj, pertaining to the sexual preference or desire of one woman for another. lesbianism, n.
lesbian
adjective Referring to female homosexuality noun A female homosexual


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