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lesbic

/ˈlɛzbɪk/

lesbic adjective: pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.

Adjective

lesbic (comparative more lesbic, superlative most lesbic)

  1. Pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.
    • Sons with mothers, sires with daughters, lesbic sisters, loves that dare not speak their name […].1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 9: Scylla and Charybdis]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 199

Forms of lesbic

comparativemore lesbic
superlativemost lesbic

Questions about lesbic

What does lesbic mean?
Lesbic means pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.
What part of speech is lesbic?
Lesbic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lesbic?
Lesbic is pronounced /ˈlɛzbɪk/.

Words near lesbic in the dictionary

  1. lesbianoid
  2. lesbians
  3. lesbians until graduation
  4. lesbianship
  5. lesbiany
  6. lesbic
  7. lesbicide
  8. lesbie
  9. lesbies
  10. lesbiflexible
  11. lesbigay

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