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Lesbian from or relating to Lesbos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean, off the coast of NW Turkey; its artistic golden age of the late 7th and early 6th centuries bc produced the poets Alcaeus and Sappho, and the sense of lesbian to mean a homosexual woman derives from the association with Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry.

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les·bi·an / ˈlezbēən/ • n. a homosexual woman. • adj. of or relating to homosexual women or to homosexuality in women: a lesbian relationship. DERIVATIVES: les·bi·an·ism / -ˌnizəm/ n.

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lesbianism

lesbianism (lez-bi-ăn-izm) n. a pattern of sexuality in which a woman is sexually attracted to, or engages in sexual behaviour with, another woman. See also homosexuality.
lesbian adj., n.

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Lesbian

Lesbian pert. to homosexuality in women; also sb. XIX. f. L. Lesbius, f. Lesbos birthplace of the poetess Sappho (c.600 B.C.; poss. homosexual) + -IAN.

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T. F. HOAD. "Lesbian." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Lesbian

Les·bi·an / ˈlezbēən/ • adj. from or relating to the island of Lesbos.

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Lesbianism

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Paul S. Boyer. "Lesbianism." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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lesbianism

lesbianism Term for female homosexuality

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lesbianism

lesbianism see homosexuality .

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