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tribady

tribady noun: lesbianism; tribadism.

Noun

tribady (countable and uncountable, plural tribadies)

  1. (uncountable) Lesbianism; tribadism.
    • The law notwithstanding, memoirs show the atmosphere of the French court of the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries to have been irreligious, with male homosexuality and tribady open and well-represented.1988, David F Greenberg, The Construction of Homosexuality, Chicago, published 1990, page 315
  2. (countable) A lesbian.

Forms of tribady

pluraltribadies

Origin of tribady

From tribade.

Questions about tribady

What does tribady mean?
Tribady means lesbianism; tribadism.
What part of speech is tribady?
Tribady is a noun.
What is the plural of tribady?
The plural of tribady is tribadies.

Words near tribady in the dictionary

  1. tribadies
  2. tribadism
  3. tribadist
  4. tribadistic
  5. tribadists
  6. tribady
  7. tribal
  8. tribal chief
  9. tribal chiefs
  10. tribal histories
  11. tribal history

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