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Definition of lesbian noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lesbian

noun

NAmE//ˈlɛzbiən//

a woman who is sexually attracted to other women lesbians and gays compare gay, homosexual

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lesbian adjective

the lesbian and gay community a lesbian relationship

lesbianism

NAmE//ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm//

noun [uncountable]See lesbian in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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