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lesbianism

n. female–female sexual orientation or behavior. The name is derived from Lesbos, an Aegean island where the poet Sappho (c. 600 bce) wrote glowing accounts of erotic activities between women. Formerly called Sapphism. See also homosexuality. —lesbian adj., n.

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