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/lɛs.bjɛ̃/

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Translation

lesbian

Word origin

From Lesbos, the Greek island where the poet Sappho lived and wrote of love between women. The adjective first meant simply 'of Lesbos'.

Origin
Greek
Root
Lesbos
English cognates
lesbian

Grammar

Femininelesbienne
Masc plurallesbiens
Fem plurallesbiennes

Examples

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The lesbian couple live in the same block of flats.

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She plays a lesbian part in the film.

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This lesbian bar has been going for twenty years.

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The city's lesbian groups meet here.

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He knows the city's lesbian scene well.

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This word is part of lesson 53.