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[ˈlɛzbɪən], (Adjective)
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- denoting or relating to women who are sexually or romantically attracted to other women, or to sexual attraction or activity between women
(e.g: a lesbian relationship)
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mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian
[ˈlɛzbɪən], (Noun)
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- a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women; a gay woman
(e.g: gay men and lesbians had suffered historic discrimination)
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mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian
[ˈlɛzbɪən], (Adjective)
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- from or relating to the Greek island of Lesbos
(e.g: the climate is essentially temperate, allowing for the growing of grapes, and Lesbian wine was famous in antiquity)
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