tribadic

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/tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/

adjective

Relating to tribadism.

OriginLatin tribadicus →
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Meanings

adjectivetribadic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to tribadism.

    Brantôme in the sixteenth century referred to the Lesbianism of Turkish women at the baths, and Leo Africanus in the same century mentioned the tribadism of Moorish women and the formal organization of tribadic prostitution in Fez.

    1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, 3rd edition, volume 2

Origin

  1. Latintribadicus
  2. Englishtribadic

Borrowed from Latin tribadicus. By surface analysis, tribade + -ic.

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APA

tribadic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribadic

MLA

“tribadic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribadic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tribadic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribadic.

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