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PRONUNCIATION OF LESBIC

lesbic  [ˈlezbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LESBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lesbic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LESBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lesbic in the English dictionary

The definition of lesbic in the dictionary is relating to lesbians.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LESBIC


acerbic
əˈsɜːbɪk
aerobic
ɛəˈrəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
amebic
əˈmiːbɪk
amoebic
əˈmiːbɪk
anaerobic
ˌænɛəˈrəʊbɪk
Arabic
ˈærəbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
coulombic
kuːˈlɒmbɪk
cubic
ˈkjuːbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
limbic
ˈlɪmbɪk
monosyllabic
ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk
orthorhombic
ˌɔːθəʊˈrɒmbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
pubic
ˈpjuːbɪk
suprapubic
ˌsuːprəˈpjuːbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LESBIC

lesbian
lesbianism
lesbo
Lesbos
lese-majesty
lesion
Lesotho
lespedeza
less
less of
lessee
lesseeship
lessen
lessening
Lesseps
lesser
lesser anteater
lesser Antillean iguana
Lesser Antilles
lesser celandine

WORDS THAT END LIKE LESBIC

aerophobic
alembic
astraphobic
cherubic
dissyllabic
disyllabic
gum arabic
iambic
Lambic
Mozarabic
multisyllabic
parisyllabic
photophobic
polyphloisbic
polysyllabic
quadrisyllabic
rabic
rhombic
syllabic
tetrasyllabic

Synonyms and antonyms of lesbic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lesbic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LESBIC

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The translations of lesbic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lesbic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肉感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lésbico
570 millions of speakers

English

lesbic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lesbic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lesbic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lesbic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lesbic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lesbic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lesbic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lesbian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lesbic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lesbic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lesbic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lesbik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lesbic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lesbic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेसबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lesbic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lesbic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lesbic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lesbic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lesbic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lesbic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

movie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lesbic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lesbic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lesbic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LESBIC»

The term «lesbic» is normally little used and occupies the 114.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LESBIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lesbic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LESBIC»

Discover the use of lesbic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lesbic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Princes and Political Cultures: The New Tiberian Senatorial ...
In its inscriptions, Mytilene used both Lesbic dialect, as here, and Koine. Editors differ on accentuation of Lesbic, L. Robert notably arguing that ail dialects should be accented the same way. In this chapter, the conventions of the editors of each  ...
Greg Rowe, 2002
2
The Claims of Literature: A Shoshana Felman Reader
Since the days of Horace if not earlier, the poetic modes of Sappho and Alcaeus are described as "Lesbic" or "eolic modes." Sappho's songs are indeed devoted to "der Schonheit weitem Lustgefilde" [the realm of pleasures derived from ...
Shoshana Felman, Emily Sun, Eyal Peretz, 2007
3
New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
Alcaeus and Sappho employed their native Lesbic, with some traces of epic forms. Their language was imitated by Theocritus in three of his idylls, and certain of their Lesbic forms were used by other lyric poets and even in the choral lyric.
Andrew L Sihler, 2008
4
Universal Right
486, What Vico says (ad regulam ferream) about the iron rule is the opposite of what he said about the "pliam Lesbic rule, which does not conform bodies to itself . but adjust itself to their comours" and represems the comrast between abstract ...
Giambattista Vico, Giorgio A. Pinton, Margaret Diehl, 2000
5
The universal cyclopaedia
LESBIC DIALECT LESLEY Lesbic Dialect: a dialect of the Greek language spoken in the island of Lesbos in the Northeastern yEgean, and on the adjacent coast of Asia Minor. It is known to us through fragments of the lyric poets Sappho and ...
‎1900
6
Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas
~thus Emu, we, luau, Jwfinap, LESBIC DIALECT Lesbic Dialect: a dialect of the Greek lags-uage spoken in the island of Lesbos in the Northeastern gean, and on the adjacent coast of Asia Minor. It is known to us through fragments of the lyric ...
‎1908
7
Johnson's universal cyclopedia: a new edition
Lesbic Dialect : a dialect of the Greek language spoken in the island of Leslx>s in the Northeastern vEgean, and on the adjacent coast of Asia Minor. It is known to us through fragments of the lyric poets Sappho and Alcanis, the inscriptions, the ...
Charles Kendall Adams, A.J. Johnson Company, 1894
8
Modern Language Notes
... Cycladic Modem Greek, Lesbic Modem Greek (Ajasso), Lesbic Modem Greek ( Mandamados), Lesbic Modem Greek (Mytilene), Lesbic Modem Greek (Plomari), Macedonian Modem Greek, Samian Modem Greek, Skopelitic Modem Greek, ...
‎1923
9
Bulletin antieke beschaving
The whole is a variant of the Lesbic kymation. A dark brown line between moulding and maeander gives the impression of a shadow cast by the upper edge of the moulding on the maeander construction, but this line is drawn straight and thus ...
Stichting Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, Vereeniging tot Bevordering der Kennis van de Antieke Beschaving (Netherlands), 1964
10
The Astrophysical Journal
... German, Modem Greek, Aeginian Modern Greek, Cycladic Modem Greek, Lesbic Modem Greek (Ajasso), Lesbic Modem Greek (Mandamados), Lesbic Modem Greek (Mytilene), Lesbic Modern Greek (Plomari), Macedonian Modern Greek, ...
‎1922

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LESBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lesbic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Girl's Guide to Staying Safe Online
“Shut the fuck up you stupid cunt,” wrote another. Yet another wrote, “I am not being sexist when I say I do think your point of view is lesbic: you ... «In These Times, Nov 11»
2
That Old Feeling: Bravo! Encores!
Even in this meticulous recreation of the 1953 show, there's a slightly lesbic undertone to the crooning and caressing in Ruth and Eileen's ... «TIME, Aug 04»

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