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trib·ade

(trĭb′əd)

n. Archaic

A woman who rubs her vulva against another woman for sexual pleasure; a lesbian.

[French, from Latin tribas, tribad-, from Greek, from trībein, to rub; see tribology.]

trib′a·dism n.

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tribade

(ˈtrɪbəd)

a lesbian, esp one who practises tribadism

[C17: from Latin tribas, from Greek tribein to rub]

tribadic adj

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