Lesbian

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  • noun. A woman whose sexual orientation is to women.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or being a lesbian.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos in the Ægean sea, which belonged in ancient times, together with the adjoining part of the coast of Asia Minor, to the district called Æolis, and was the home of a famous school of lyric poets, including Alcæus, Sappho, and others.
  • noun. A native or an inhabitant of Lesbos.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a female homosexual.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
  • adjective. Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature.
  • adjective. homosexual; -- applied to female homosexuals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Homosexual; preferring female romantic or sexual partners.
  • adjective. Homosexual, specifically between two women.
  • adjective. Intended for lesbians.
  • noun. A homosexual female, a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a female homosexual
  • noun. a resident of Lesbos
  • adjective. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
  • Word Usage
    "His uncle gave him some silver and a letter of introduction, and sent him off to visit the philosopher Pherecydes, on the nearby island of Lesbos, the island from which the term lesbian is derived."
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