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tribade

American  
[trib-uhd] / ˈtrɪb əd /

noun

  1. lesbian.

tribade British  
/ trɪˈbædɪk, ˈtrɪbəd /

noun

  1. a lesbian, esp one who practises tribadism

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Other Word Forms

  • tribadic adjective

Etymology

Origin of tribade

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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