Lesbian

Lesbian
/lez"bee euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Lesbos.
2. (usually l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of female homosexuality.
3. (usually l.c.) erotic; sensual.
n.
4. an inhabitant of Lesbos.
5. (usually l.c.) a female homosexual.
[1595-1605; < L Lesbi(us) Lesbian ( < Gk Lésbios, equiv. to Lésb(os) LESBOS + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN; (defs. 2, 5) alluding to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women]

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