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les⋅bi⋅an⋅ism

  [lez-bee-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
homosexual relations between women.
Origin:
1865–70; Lesbian + -ism
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les·bi·an·ism   (lěz'bē-ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  Sexual orientation of women to women.
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Main Entry: les·bi·an·ism
Pronunciation: 'lez-bE-&-"niz-&m
Function: noun
: female homosexuality called also sapphism
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lesbianism les·bi·an·ism (lěz'bē-ə-nĭz'əm)
n.
Sexual orientation of women to other women.

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