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Word: Lesbian
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian
ˈlɛzbɪən
denoting or relating to women who are sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women, or to sexual attraction or activity between women
Short Definition:relating to gay women or to attraction between women
Examples:- a lesbian relationship
- issues affecting the lesbian community
- in her early twenties she came out as lesbian
- gay and lesbian rights
Word: Lesbian
Speech Type: Noun
ˈlɛzbɪən
a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women; a gay woman
Short Definition:gay woman
Examples:- gay men and lesbians had suffered historic discrimination
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