Lesbianism

Lesbianism
Female homosexuality. Also called sapphism (after the lesbian poet Sappho).
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Homosexuality between women. SYN: sapphism. [G. lesbios, relating to the island of Lesbos]

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les·bi·an·ism 'lez-bē-ə-.niz-əm n female homosexuality

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n.
female homosexuality: the condition in which a woman is sexually attracted to, or engages in sexual behaviour with, another woman. Lesbianism is not an illness.
lesbian adj. n.

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les·bi·an·ism (lezґbe-ən-iz″əm) homosexuality between women; called also sapphism.

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