tribady

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noun

Lesbianism; tribadism.

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Meanings

nountribady (countable and uncountable, plural tribadies)

plural tribadies

  1. uncountableLesbianism; tribadism.

    The law notwithstanding, memoirs show the atmosphere of the French court of the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries to have been irreligious, with male homosexuality and tribady open and well-represented.

    1988, David F Greenberg, The Construction of Homosexuality, Chicago, published 1990, page 315
  2. countableA lesbian.

Origin

From tribade.

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APA

tribady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribady

MLA

“tribady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribady. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tribady,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribady.

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