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tribade

[ trib-uhd ]

tribade

/ trɪˈbædɪk; ˈtrɪbəd /

noun

  1. a lesbian, esp one who practises tribadism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tribadic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù¾±Â·²ú²¹»å·¾±³¦ [trih-, bad, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tribade1

1595–1605; < French < Latin tribad- (stem of tribas ) < Greek ³Ù°ù¾±²úá²õ, equivalent to trib-, variant stem of ³Ù°ùī̲ú ( ein ) to rub + -as (stem -ad- ) -ade 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tribade1

C17: from Latin tribas , from Greek tribein to rub
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Example Sentences

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Indeed, terms such as “tribade†and “sapphism†competed with “lesbian†or “lesbianism†throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, sometimes rivalling them in prominence.

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Each of the victims, he continues, “was flanked by tribades, who were free of all such intricate harnesses.â€

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It is called Lesbian love or saphism; and the women inverts are known as tribades.

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The common euphemism employed when speaking of two tribades who live together is that they 'live apart.'

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Heinel of the Opera was settling in England, added: "Her taste for women will there find attractive satisfaction, for though Paris furnishes many tribades it is said that London is herein superior."

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