tribadism
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trib·ade
(trĭb′əd)n. Archaic
A woman who rubs her vulva against another woman for sexual pleasure; a lesbian.
[French, from Latin tribas, tribad-, from Greek, from trībein, to rub; see tribology.]
trib′a·dism n.
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tribadism
(ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm)n
a lesbian practice in which one partner lies on top of the other and simulates the male role in heterosexual intercourse
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tribadism, tribady
a sexual activity between women that imitates heterosex-ual intercourse. — tribade, n. — tribadic, adj.
See also: Homosexuality-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | tribadism - a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse lesbianism, sapphism - female homosexuality |
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