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Word: Sapphist
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Hester Lynch Thrale (1741–1821), writer. From the name of Sappho + -ist, after Sapphic
Definition:
A woman who engages in sexual activity with other women, or who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
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