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homo-erotic

noun

a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.

Also, ho·mo·er·o·tism

[hoh-moh-er-uh-tiz-uh

m] .

Origin:
1915–20; homo- + eroticism

Related forms

ho·mo·e·rot·ic

[hoh-moh-i-rot-ik] , adjective

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homoeroticism or homoerotism (ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm, ˌhəʊməʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm)

—n
	eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one's own sex

homoerotism or homoerotism

—n

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