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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 Words From

  • tri·bad·ic [trih-, bad, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tribade1

1595–1605; < French < Latin tribad- (stem of tribas ) < Greek tribás, equivalent to trib-, variant stem of trī́b ( ein ) to rub + -as (stem -ad- ) -ade 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tribade1

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

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.

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

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

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

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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