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tribadic

/tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/

tribadic adjective: relating to tribadism.

Adjective

tribadic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to tribadism.
    • Brantôme in the sixteenth century referred to the Lesbianism of Turkish women at the baths, and Leo Africanus in the same century mentioned the tribadism of Moorish women and the formal organization of tribadic prostitution in Fez.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, 3rd edition, volume 2

Origin of tribadic

Borrowed from Latin tribadicus. By surface analysis, tribade + -ic.

Questions about tribadic

What does tribadic mean?
Tribadic means relating to tribadism.
What part of speech is tribadic?
Tribadic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tribadic?
Tribadic is pronounced /tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/.

Words near tribadic in the dictionary

  1. triazoxide
  2. trib
  3. trib.
  4. tribade
  5. tribades
  6. tribadic
  7. tribadies
  8. tribadism
  9. tribadist
  10. tribadistic
  11. tribadists

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