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Definitions for: Lesbian [n] a resident of Lesbos
[n] a female homosexual
[adj] of female homosexuality
Webster (1913) Definition: Les"bi*an (l[e^]s"b[i^]*an), a.
Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now
Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
Les"bi*an, a.
Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of
the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels.
Synonyms: gay woman, homosexual, sapphic
See Also: Alcaeus, butch, dike, dyke, gay, Greek, Hellene, homo, homosexual, Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene, Sappho
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