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same-sex

same-sex adjective: restricted to members of a single sex.

Adjective

same-sex (not comparable)

  1. Restricted to members of a single sex.
    • a same-sex school
    Synonyms:
    single-sex
  2. Of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women.
    • Some nations have legalized same-sex marriage.
    • Buffeted by criticism of his policy on Europe, battered by rebellion in the ranks over his bill to legalize same-sex marriage and wounded by the perception that he is supercilious, contemptuous and out of touch with mainstream Conservatism, Mr. Cameron earlier this week took the highly unusual step...2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, “British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2020, retrieved 29 May 2013
    Synonyms:
    gay, lesbian, homosexual

same-sex meaning in Vietnamese

same-sex in Vietnamese

of or relating to homosexual men or women
đồng giới

Synonyms of same-sex

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of same-sex

Forms of same-sex

alternative formsame sex

Words formed from same-sex

Phrases with same-sex

Questions about same-sex

What does same-sex mean?
Same-sex means restricted to members of a single sex.
What is same-sex in Vietnamese?
Same-sex in Vietnamese is đồng giới. See Same-sex meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is same-sex?
Same-sex is an adjective.

Words near same-sex in the dictionary

  1. same-minded
  2. same-old same-old
  3. same-old, same-old
  4. same-origin policies
  5. same-origin policy
  6. same-sex
  7. same-sex marriage
  8. same-sex marriages
  9. same-sexer
  10. same-sexers
  11. same-sexness

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