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Word: Homosexual
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century: from homo- ‘same’ + sexual
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊ(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊ(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of one's own sex or gender
Short Definition:attracted to people of one's own sex
Examples:- campaigning by homosexual men and women for an end to social and legal discrimination
Word: Homosexual
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊ(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊ(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of their own sex or gender.
Short Definition:person attracted to people of their own sex
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