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LESBIANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
lesbianism; sapphism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lesbianism" is a kind of...):
gayness; homoeroticism; homosexualism; homosexuality; queerness (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lesbianism"):
tribadism (a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse)