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Lesbian - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lesbian : adj : of female homosexuality [syn: sapphic]
(noun)
1: a female homosexual [syn: tribade, gay woman]
2: a resident of Lesbos [syn: Lesbian]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lesbian : \Les"bi*an\ (l[e^]s"b[i^]*an), a.
Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now
Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Lesbian : \Les"bi*an\, a.
Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of
the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Lesbian : Lesbian: Female homosexual. The name "lesbian" comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in antiquity the women were said to be homosexual. The poet Sappho who
lived on Lesbos (circa 600 BC) was a lesbian in both geographic location and sexual orientation. See: WSW .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Lesbian |
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