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Definition of: Lesbian
(lez′bē·ən) noun
1. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.
2. A homosexual woman: so called from the alleged homosexuality of Sappho and her followers.
—adjective
1. Of or pertaining to Lesbos or to Lesbians.
2. Rare Erotic. [<L Lesbius <Gk. Lesbios <Lesbos Lesbos, the home of Sappho]
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