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Definition of lesbian noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lesbian

noun
 
/ˈlezbiən/
 
/ˈlezbiən/
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  1. a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women
    • lesbians and gays
    • She is a lesbian married to her partner, Anne.
    compare gay, homosexual see also LGBT, lipstick lesbian
    Extra Examples
    • She came out as a lesbian in her teens.
    • She's an out lesbian.
    Topics People in societyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • butch
    • femme
    • lipstick
    verb + lesbian
    • come out as
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian.
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