"homosexual" meaning in English

See homosexual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ Audio: en-uk-homosexual.ogg [UK], en-us-homosexual.ogg [US] Forms: more homosexual [comparative], most homosexual [superlative]
enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl Etymology: Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|homosexual}} German homosexual, {{m|de|homo-|t=same}} homo- (“same”), {{m|de|sexual|t=relating to sex or sexuality}} sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual, {{m|en|Uranian}} Uranian, {{affix|en|homo-|-sexual}} homo- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} homosexual (comparative more homosexual, superlative most homosexual)
  1. (of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.) Tags: formal Synonyms (all senses): gay, lesbian (english: used only of women)
    Sense id: en-homosexual-en-adj-geT1csVB Disambiguation of 'all senses': 55 20 26 Coordinate_terms (of humans): sexual orientation [sexual-orientations, sexuality, lifestyle], asexual (alt: -ity, ace), bisexual (alt: -ity, bi), demisexual (alt: -ity, demi), graysexual (alt: -ity), heterosexual (alt: -ity, straight), omnisexual (alt: -ity), pansexual (alt: -ity, pan), plurisexual (alt: -ity), polysexual (alt: -ity), robosexual (alt: -ity), sapiosexual (alt: -ity), androsexual (alt: -ity), gynesexual (alt: -ity), vegansexual (alt: -ity), bi, hetero, homoromantic Disambiguation of 'of humans': 45 24 31
  2. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay. Tags: formal Synonyms (between people of the same sex): same-sex
    Sense id: en-homosexual-en-adj-nf9EIRR5 Disambiguation of 'between people of the same sex': 43 53 4
  3. (dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc. Tags: dated Translations (intended for or used by homosexuals): 同性戀的 (Chinese Mandarin), 同性恋的 (tóngxìngliàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 同性的 (tóngxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), geja (Esperanto), samseksama (Esperanto), samseksema (Esperanto), homo- (Finnish), ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos) (Greek), γκέι (gkéi) (Greek), гомосексуалды (gomoseksualdy) (Kazakh), homossexual (Portuguese), homo (Portuguese), gay (Portuguese), гомосексуа́льный (gomosɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), co-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), co-sheòrsach (Scottish Gaelic), gèidh (Scottish Gaelic), gay (Slovak), eş cinsel (Turkish), homoseksüel (Turkish) Translations (involving or relating to homosexuals): хомосексуален (homoseksualen) (Bulgarian), homosexual (Catalan), 同性戀的 (Chinese Mandarin), 同性恋的 (tóngxìngliàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 同性的 (tóngxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), samseksema (Esperanto), samseksama (Esperanto), geja (Esperanto), homoseksuaalinen (Finnish), ჰომოსექსუალური (homoseksualuri) (Georgian), ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos) (Greek), γκέι (gkéi) (Greek), гомосексуалды (gomoseksualdy) (Kazakh), homoseksuāls (Latvian), homossexual (Portuguese), homo (Portuguese), gay (Portuguese), гомосексуа́льный (gomosɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), co-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), gèidh (Scottish Gaelic), co-sheòrsach (Scottish Gaelic), homosexuálny (Slovak), eş cinsel (Turkish), homoseksüel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-homosexual-en-adj-mKroZ7Tn Disambiguation of 'intended for or used by homosexuals': 16 9 75 Disambiguation of 'involving or relating to homosexuals': 27 27 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: homophile [dated], homosexual, like that [euphemistic, idiomatic], queer [pejorative, sometimes], similisexual [obsolete], that way [euphemistic, idiomatic] Related terms: dykey, same-sex, gay man, gay woman, happy, homosexual person Translations (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex): κίναιδος (kínaidos) (Ancient Greek), λάσταυρος (lástauros) (Ancient Greek), βάταλος (bátalos) (Ancient Greek), مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس (miṯliyy al-jins) (english: non offensive) (Arabic), شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا (šāḏḏ jinsiyyan) (english: can be pejorative, depending on context) (Arabic), لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy) [offensive] (Arabic), միասեռական (miaseṙakan) (Armenian), homoseksual [singular] (Azerbaijani), гамасексуа́льны (hamasjeksuálʹny) (Belarusian), гомасексуа́льны (homasjeksuálʹny) (Belarusian), хомосексуа́лен (homoseksuálen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), homosexual (Catalan), bayot (Cebuano), bakla (Cebuano), 同性戀的 (Chinese Mandarin), 同性恋的 (tóngxìngliàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 同性的 (tóngxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ (labote) (Coptic), homosexuální (Czech), homoseksuel (Danish), homoseksueel (Dutch), van de verkeerde kant [slang] (Dutch), samseksema (english: same-sex-oriented) (Esperanto), samseksama (english: same-sex-loving) (Esperanto), samkyndur (Faroese), homoseksuaalinen (Finnish), homo (Finnish), homosexuel [masculine] (French), homosexuelle [feminine] (French), homosexual (Galician), ჰომოსექსუალი (homoseksuali) (Georgian), homosexuell (German), schwul (German), ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos) [masculine] (Greek), ομοφυλόφιλη (omofylófili) [feminine] (Greek), γκέι (gkéi) [masculine] (Greek), λεσβιακή (lesviakí) [feminine] (Greek), הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָל (homoseksuál) [masculine] (Hebrew), समलैंगिक (samlaiṅgik) (Hindi), homoszexuális (Hungarian), samkynhneigður (Icelandic), homeosexuala (Ido), homosexual (Interlingua), homaighnéasach (Irish), aerach (Irish), omosessuale [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 同性愛者 (dōseiaisha) (alt: どうせいあいしゃ) (Japanese), гомосексуалды (gomoseksualdy) (Kazakh), ខ្ទើយ (ktəəy) (Khmer), omoseksual (Ladino), ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i) (Lao), ຮັກຮ່ວມເພດ (hak hūam phēt) (Lao), cinaedus (Latin), cinaedicus (Latin), draucus (Latin), homosexualis (Latin), homoseksuāls (Latvian), homoseksualus [masculine] (Lithuanian), homoseksuali [feminine] (Lithuanian), homoseksual (Malay), omosesswali [feminine, masculine] (Maltese), समलिंगी (samliṅgī) (Marathi), homosexuel (Norman), homoseksuell [masculine] (Norwegian), homo [informal, masculine] (Norwegian), omosexual (Occitan), همجنسگرا (hamjensgarâ) (Persian), homoseksualny [masculine] (Polish), homossexual (Portuguese), homosexual [masculine] (Romanian), гомосексуа́льный (gomosɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), समलिङ्गकामिन् (samaliṅgakāmin) (Sanskrit), co-sheòrsach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), co-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), gèidh (Scottish Gaelic), геј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), хомосексуалан [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), лезбо [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gej [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), homoseksualan [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lezbo [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), homosexuálny (Slovak), homosexual (Spanish), shoga [class-5, class-6] (Swahili), homosexuell (Swedish), รักร่วมเพศ (rák-rûuam-pêet) (Thai), แต๋ว (dtɛ̌o) (Thai), ลักเพศ (lák-gà-pêet) (Thai), ግብረ ሰዶማዊ (gəbrä sädomawi) [masculine] (Tigrinya), ግብረ ሰዶማዊት (gəbrä sädomawit) [feminine] (Tigrinya), eş cinsel (Turkish), homoseksüel (Turkish), гомосексуа́льний (homoseksuálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), đồng tính (Vietnamese), đồng tính luyến ái (Vietnamese), hoyw (Welsh)

Noun

IPA: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ Audio: en-uk-homosexual.ogg [UK], en-us-homosexual.ogg [US] Forms: homosexuals [plural]
enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl Etymology: Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|homosexual}} German homosexual, {{m|de|homo-|t=same}} homo- (“same”), {{m|de|sexual|t=relating to sex or sexuality}} sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual, {{m|en|Uranian}} Uranian, {{affix|en|homo-|-sexual}} homo- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} homosexual (plural homosexuals)
  1. (typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex. Categories (topical): LGBT Translations (person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex): homoseksueel (Afrikaans), homoseksual [masculine] (Albanian), homo [masculine] (Albanian), κίναιδος (kínaidos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), λάσταυρος (lástauros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), βάταλος (bátalos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ἀρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoítēs) (english: male homosexual) (Ancient Greek), لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), شَاذّ جِنْسِيًا (šāḏḏ jinsiyan) [masculine] (Arabic), համասեռամոլ (hamaseṙamol) (Armenian), homoseksual (Azerbaijani), homoseksualist (Azerbaijani), homosexual (Basque), гамасэксуалі́ст (hamaseksualíst) [masculine] (Belarusian), гей (hjej) [masculine] (Belarusian), лесбія́нка (ljesbijánka) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Belarusian), heñvelrevel (Breton), хомосексуали́ст (homoseksualíst) [masculine] (Bulgarian), гей (gej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဂေး (ge:) (Burmese), homosexual [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), bayot (Cebuano), 同性戀者 (Chinese Mandarin), 同性恋者 (tóngxìngliànzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ (labote) (Coptic), homosexuál [masculine] (Czech), homoseksuel [common-gender] (Danish), homoseksueel [masculine] (Dutch), homo [masculine] (Dutch), samseksemulo (Esperanto), gejo (Esperanto), homoseksuaal (Estonian), samkyndur (Faroese), homoseksuaali (Finnish), homoseksualisti (Finnish), homo (Finnish), homosexuel [masculine] (French), homosexuelle [feminine] (French), lesbienne [feminine] (French), homosexual [masculine] (Galician), ჰომოსექსუალი (homoseksuali) (Georgian), Homosexueller [masculine] (German), Homosexuelle [feminine] (German), ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos) [masculine] (Greek), γκέι (gkéi) (english: gay man) [masculine] (Greek), λεσβία (lesvía) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Greek), suiaaqatiminoortartoq (Greenlandic), suiaqatiminik atoqateqartartoq (Greenlandic), suiaqatinoortoq (Greenlandic), māhū (Hawaiian), הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל (homoseksual) [masculine] (Hebrew), homoszexuális (Hungarian), samkynhneigður [masculine] (Icelandic), hommi (Icelandic), homeosexualo [feminine, masculine] (Ido), homeosexualulo [masculine] (Ido), homeosexualino [feminine] (Ido), geyo [masculine] (Ido), lesbiano [feminine] (Ido), homoseksual (Inari), homosex (Indonesian), homosexual (Interlingua), homaighnéasach [masculine] (Irish), omosessuale [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 同性愛者 (dōseiaisha) (alt: どうせいあいしゃ) (Japanese), ゲイ (gei) (Japanese), ホモセクシャル (homosekusharu) (Japanese), レス (resu) (english: lesbian) (Japanese), гомосексуалист (gomoseksualist) (Kazakh), មនុស្សប្រតិព័ទ្ធ មនុស្សភេទដូចគ្នា (mɔnuh prɑte’pʊən mɔnuh pʰeit dooc knie) (Khmer), 동성애자 (dongseong'aeja) (alt: 同性愛者) (Korean), 게이 (gei) (Korean), кумса (kumsa) (Kyrgyz), гомосексуалист (gomoseksualist) (Kyrgyz), ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i) (Lao), cinaedus [masculine] (Latin), draucus [masculine] (Latin), homosexualis [masculine] (Latin), homoseksuāls [masculine] (Latvian), gejs [masculine] (Latvian), גיאול שרמיה (gyāwəl šərme) [masculine] (Lishana Deni), homoseksualas [masculine] (Lithuanian), homoseksualė [feminine] (Lithuanian), хо́мосексуалец (hómoseksualec) [masculine] (Macedonian), геј (gej) [masculine] (Macedonian), ле́збејка (lézbejka) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Macedonian), സ്വവർഗാനുരാഗി (svavaṟgānurāgi) (Malayalam), tōingo (Maori), takāpui (Maori), takatāpui (Maori), takatāpui tāne (note: for a male) (Maori), takatāpui wahine (note: for a female) (Maori), гомосекс (gomoseks) (Mongolian), nádleeh (Navajo), ádadilʼínígíí (Navajo), beełtʼéi yidánoolní (Navajo), homosexuel [masculine] (Norman), homosexuelle [feminine] (Norman), lesbienne [feminine] (Norman), homse [informal, masculine] (Norwegian), homofil [formal, masculine] (Norwegian), omosexual [masculine] (Occitan), 同性人 (dooshiinchu) (Okinawan), 同性ん人 (dooshiinchu) (Okinawan), همجنسگرا (hamjens-gerâ) (Persian), هموسکسوئل (homoseksu'el) (Persian), homoseksualista [masculine] (Polish), gej [masculine] (Polish), lesbijka [feminine] (Polish), homossexual (Portuguese), homo (Portuguese), gay [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), homosexual [masculine] (Romanian), гомосексуали́ст (gomosɛksualíst) [masculine] (Russian), гомосексуа́л (gomosɛksuál) [masculine] (Russian), гей (gej) [masculine] (Russian), гомосе́к (gomosék) [masculine] (Russian), гомосе́к (gomosɛ́k) [colloquial, masculine, pejorative] (Russian), го́мик (gómik) [colloquial, masculine, pejorative] (Russian), лесбия́нка (lesbijánka) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Russian), ле́сби (lésbi) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Russian), homofiila [Northern] (Sami jezik), homoseksuála [Northern] (Sami jezik), buftie (Scots), co-sheòrsach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), co-ghnèitheach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gèidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), геј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), хомосексуалац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), лезбејка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gej [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), homoseksualac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lezbejka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), homoseksuaal (Skolt), homosexuál [masculine] (Slovak), homosexuálka [feminine] (Slovak), homoseksuálec [masculine] (Slovene), homoseksuálca [feminine] (Slovene), homosexual [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), shoga [class-5, class-6] (Swahili), homosexuell [common-gender] (Swedish), homo [common-gender] (Swedish), ҳамҷинсгаро (hamjinsgaro) (Tajik), เกย์ (gee) (Thai), ตุ๊ด (dtút) (Thai), ชายรักร่วมเพศ (chaai-rák-rûuam-pêet) (english: man) (Thai), หญิงรักร่วมเพศ (yǐng-rák-rûuam-pêet) (english: woman) (Thai), ግብረ ሰዶመኛ (gəbrä sädomäña) [masculine] (Tigrinya), ግብረ ሰዶመኛዊት (gəbrä sädomäñawit) [feminine] (Tigrinya), homoseksüel (Turkish), eşcinsel (Turkish), gey (Turkish), lezbiyen (Turkish), gomoseksual (Turkmen), гомосексуалист (gomośeksuaľist) (Udmurt), аспалэс (aspales) (Udmurt), аспал пи (aspal pi) (Udmurt), гомосексуалі́ст (homoseksualíst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гей (hej) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ґей (gej) [masculine] (Ukrainian), лесбія́нка (lesbijánka) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Ukrainian), лесбі́йка (lesbíjka) (english: lesbian woman) [feminine] (Ukrainian), gomoseksualist (Uzbek), gey (Uzbek), giao hợp với người đồng tính (Vietnamese), gwrywgydiwr (Welsh), האָמאָסעקסואַל (homoseksual) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-homosexual-en-noun-WCjwtYaU Disambiguation of LGBT: 14 14 5 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -sexual, Pages using discouraged character sequences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 18 10 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 18 9 56 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 20 21 12 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 12 9 5 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 19 14 10 57 Disambiguation of Pages using discouraged character sequences: 22 19 16 43 Synonyms: This section is divided into two tables, one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However, note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily, and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others, of either sex* gay, invert (english: dated psychological term), queer, same-sexer, only of men* company man, Uranian [historical, obsolete], only of women* lesbian, sapphist, of either sex* bugger, fruit [US, especially], homo, moffie [South-African, slang], only of men* fag [US, slang], faggot [US, especially], pole-smoker, fairy, flamer [US, especially], nance, nancy, nancy boy, pansy, poofter, queen, pederast (english: chiefly if the partner is adolescent), sodomite, swish, light in the loafers, only of women* lesbo, dyke, muff-diver, carpet muncher, scissor sister
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "gay woman"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
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          "_dis1": "45 24 31",
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          "text": "No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1983, Michael W. Ross, Homosexuality and Social Sex Roles",
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          "word": "同性戀的"
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          "word": "同性恋的"
        },
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          "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
          "word": "同性的"
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          "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
          "word": "ჰომოსექსუალური"
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          "_dis1": "27 27 46",
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        {
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          "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
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          "_dis1": "16 9 75",
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      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
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      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "miṯliyy al-jins",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس"
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      "english": "can be pejorative, depending on context",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šāḏḏ jinsiyyan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lūṭiyy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "offensive"
      ],
      "word": "لُوطِيّ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miaseṙakan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "միասեռական"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hamasjeksuálʹny",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гамасексуа́льны"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "homasjeksuálʹny",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомасексуа́льны"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "homoseksuálen",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуа́лен"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "bayot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "bakla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性戀的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìngliàn de",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性恋的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìng de",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "labote",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuální"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksueel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "van de verkeerde kant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "same-sex-oriented",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samseksema"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "same-sex-loving",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samseksama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samkyndur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "homoseksuali",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ჰომოსექსუალი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "schwul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófilos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófili",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkéi",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γκέι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lesviakí",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λεσβιακή"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kínaidos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "κίναιδος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lástauros",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "λάσταυρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bátalos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "βάταλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "homoseksuál",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "samlaiṅgik",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलैंगिक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoszexuális"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samkynhneigður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homeosexuala"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homaighnéasach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "aerach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosessuale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "alt": "どうせいあいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōseiaisha",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性愛者"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gomoseksualdy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуалды"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ktəəy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ខ្ទើយ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "omoseksual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka thœ̄i",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ກະເທີຍ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hak hūam phēt",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ຮັກຮ່ວມເພດ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "cinaedus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "cinaedicus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "draucus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexualis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuāls"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuali"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosesswali"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "samliṅgī",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलिंगी"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "omosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamjensgarâ",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "همجنسگرا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homossexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "samaliṅgakāmin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलिङ्गकामिन्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "co-sheòrsach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "gèidh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "геј"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуалан"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лезбо"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gej"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lezbo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuálny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ],
      "word": "shoga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rák-rûuam-pêet",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "รักร่วมเพศ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtɛ̌o",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "แต๋ว"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lák-gà-pêet",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ลักเพศ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomawi",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶማዊ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomawit",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶማዊት"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "eş cinsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksüel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "homoseksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льний"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "đồng tính"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "đồng tính luyến ái"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 47 4",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "hoyw"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Gilbert Chaddock",
    "Karl Maria Kertbeny",
    "Psychopathia Sexualis",
    "Richard von Krafft-Ebing"
  ],
  "word": "homosexual"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "homo"
    }
  ],
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          "ref": "1963, John Rechy, City of Night, page 48",
          "text": "Soon, we got up, walked around the west side — toward the \"meat rack\" — the gay part of the park. There, it was as if someone had hung a line of marionettes on the railing: the lonesome young homosexuals, legs dangling, looking, waiting for that one-night's sexual connection...",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, The Advocate, number 742, page 9",
          "text": "It was unheard-of for those of us who are 30-something or older to have had an openly gay role model when we were young. Homosexuals weren't depicted in the media in a positive light, if at all.",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "This section is divided into two tables"
        },
        {
          "word": "one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However"
        },
        {
          "word": "note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily"
        },
        {
          "word": "and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others"
        },
        {
          "word": "of either sex* gay"
        },
        {
          "english": "dated psychological term",
          "word": "invert"
        },
        {
          "word": "queer"
        },
        {
          "word": "same-sexer"
        },
        {
          "word": "only of men* company man"
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            "obsolete"
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          "word": "Uranian"
        },
        {
          "word": "only of women* lesbian"
        },
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          "word": "sapphist"
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        {
          "word": "of either sex* bugger"
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          "tags": [
            "US",
            "especially"
          ],
          "word": "fruit"
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          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "South-African",
            "slang"
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          "word": "moffie"
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          "tags": [
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            "slang"
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          "word": "only of men* fag"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "especially"
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          "word": "faggot"
        },
        {
          "word": "pole-smoker"
        },
        {
          "word": "fairy"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "especially"
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          "word": "flamer"
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        {
          "word": "nance"
        },
        {
          "word": "nancy"
        },
        {
          "word": "nancy boy"
        },
        {
          "word": "pansy"
        },
        {
          "word": "poofter"
        },
        {
          "word": "queen"
        },
        {
          "english": "chiefly if the partner is adolescent",
          "word": "pederast"
        },
        {
          "word": "sodomite"
        },
        {
          "word": "swish"
        },
        {
          "word": "light in the loafers"
        },
        {
          "word": "only of women* lesbo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dyke"
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        {
          "word": "muff-diver"
        },
        {
          "word": "carpet muncher"
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        {
          "word": "scissor sister"
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksueel"
        },
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksual"
        },
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lūṭiyy",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "لُوطِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šāḏḏ jinsiyan",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "شَاذّ جِنْسِيًا"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hamaseṙamol",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "համասեռամոլ"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksual"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksualist"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hamaseksualíst",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гамасэксуалі́ст"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hjej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гей"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljesbijánka",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лесбія́нка"
        },
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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "heñvelrevel"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "homoseksualíst",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хомосексуали́ст"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "gej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гей"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ge:",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ဂေး"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "bayot"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "同性戀者"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tóngxìngliànzhě",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "同性恋者"
        },
        {
          "code": "cop",
          "lang": "Coptic",
          "roman": "labote",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuál"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksuel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksueel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "samseksemulo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gejo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksuaal"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "samkyndur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksuaali"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksualisti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuel"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuelle"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lesbienne"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "homoseksuali",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ჰომოსექსუალი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Homosexueller"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Homosexuelle"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "omofylófilos",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "english": "gay man",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gkéi",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "γκέι"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lesvía",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λεσβία"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kínaidos",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "κίναιδος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "lástauros",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "λάσταυρος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "bátalos",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "βάταλος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "english": "male homosexual",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "arsenokoítēs",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ἀρσενοκοίτης"
        },
        {
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "suiaaqatiminoortartoq"
        },
        {
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "suiaqatiminik atoqateqartartoq"
        },
        {
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "suiaqatinoortoq"
        },
        {
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "māhū"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "homoseksual",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoszexuális"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "samkynhneigður"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "hommi"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homeosexualo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homeosexualulo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homeosexualino"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "geyo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lesbiano"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homosex"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homaighnéasach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "omosessuale"
        },
        {
          "alt": "どうせいあいしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dōseiaisha",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "同性愛者"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gei",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ゲイ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "homosekusharu",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ホモセクシャル"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "lesbian",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "resu",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "レス"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "gomoseksualist",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "гомосексуалист"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "mɔnuh prɑte’pʊən mɔnuh pʰeit dooc knie",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "មនុស្សប្រតិព័ទ្ធ មនុស្សភេទដូចគ្នា"
        },
        {
          "alt": "同性愛者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dongseong'aeja",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "동성애자"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gei",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "게이"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kumsa",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "кумса"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "gomoseksualist",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "гомосексуалист"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ka thœ̄i",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ກະເທີຍ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cinaedus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "draucus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexualis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksuāls"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gejs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lsd",
          "lang": "Lishana Deni",
          "roman": "gyāwəl šərme",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גיאול שרמיה"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksualas"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksualė"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "hómoseksualec",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хо́мосексуалец"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "gej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "геј"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lézbejka",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ле́збејка"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "svavaṟgānurāgi",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "സ്വവർഗാനുരാഗി"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "tōingo"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "takāpui"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "takatāpui"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "for a male",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "takatāpui tāne"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "for a female",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "takatāpui wahine"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "gomoseks",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "гомосекс"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "nádleeh"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ádadilʼínígíí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "beełtʼéi yidánoolní"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuelle"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lesbienne"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "informal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homse"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homofil"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "omosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "dooshiinchu",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "同性人"
        },
        {
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "dooshiinchu",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "同性ん人"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hamjens-gerâ",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "همجنسگرا"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "homoseksu'el",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "هموسکسوئل"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksualista"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gej"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lesbijka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homossexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gay"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gomosɛksualíst",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гомосексуали́ст"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gomosɛksuál",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гомосексуа́л"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гей"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gomosék",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гомосе́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gomosɛ́k",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "masculine",
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "гомосе́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gómik",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "masculine",
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "го́мик"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lesbijánka",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лесбия́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lésbi",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ле́сби"
        },
        {
          "code": "smn",
          "lang": "Inari",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksual"
        },
        {
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Sami jezik",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Northern"
          ],
          "word": "homofiila"
        },
        {
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Sami jezik",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Northern"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksuála"
        },
        {
          "code": "sms",
          "lang": "Skolt",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksuaal"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "buftie"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "co-sheòrsach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gèidh"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "геј"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хомосексуалац"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лезбејка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gej"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksualac"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lezbejka"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuál"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuálka"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksuálec"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "homoseksuálca"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "by-personal-gender",
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "homosexual"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "class-5",
            "class-6"
          ],
          "word": "shoga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "homosexuell"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "homo"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "hamjinsgaro",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ҳамҷинсгаро"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gee",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "เกย์"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtút",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ตุ๊ด"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "english": "man",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "chaai-rák-rûuam-pêet",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "ชายรักร่วมเพศ"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "english": "woman",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "yǐng-rák-rûuam-pêet",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "หญิงรักร่วมเพศ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ti",
          "lang": "Tigrinya",
          "roman": "gəbrä sädomäña",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ግብረ ሰዶመኛ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ti",
          "lang": "Tigrinya",
          "roman": "gəbrä sädomäñawit",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ግብረ ሰዶመኛዊት"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "homoseksüel"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "eşcinsel"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gey"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "lezbiyen"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gomoseksual"
        },
        {
          "code": "udm",
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "roman": "gomośeksuaľist",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "гомосексуалист"
        },
        {
          "code": "udm",
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "roman": "aspales",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "аспалэс"
        },
        {
          "code": "udm",
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "roman": "aspal pi",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "аспал пи"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "homoseksualíst",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гомосексуалі́ст"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гей"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "gej",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ґей"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lesbijánka",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лесбія́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "english": "lesbian woman",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lesbíjka",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лесбі́йка"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gomoseksualist"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gey"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "giao hợp với người đồng tính"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "gwrywgydiwr"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "homoseksual",
          "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
          "word": "האָמאָסעקסואַל"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "enpr": "hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl"
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Gilbert Chaddock",
    "Karl Maria Kertbeny",
    "Psychopathia Sexualis",
    "Richard von Krafft-Ebing"
  ],
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}
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      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "word": "straight"
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      "word": "hetero"
    }
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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from German",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "English terms prefixed with homo-",
    "English terms suffixed with -sexual",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Pages using discouraged character sequences",
    "Requests for review of Malayalam translations",
    "en:LGBT",
    "es:Sexual orientations",
    "es:Sexuality"
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        "lifestyle"
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    {
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      "alt": "-ity",
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      "alt": "-ity",
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    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity, pan",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "pansexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
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    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "polysexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "robosexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "sapiosexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "androsexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "gynesexual"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-ity",
      "sense": "of humans",
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    {
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "bi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of humans",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of humans",
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      "word": "antihomosexual"
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    {
      "word": "fauxmosexual"
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    {
      "word": "globohomo"
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    {
      "word": "Homintern"
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    {
      "word": "homo"
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    {
      "word": "homocapitalism"
    },
    {
      "word": "Homocaust"
    },
    {
      "word": "homocon"
    },
    {
      "word": "homocrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Homocrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexless"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualise"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualism"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualist"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexuality"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualization"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualize"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexually"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexual marriage"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexualness"
    },
    {
      "word": "homosexual panic defense"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonhomosexual"
    },
    {
      "word": "pseudohomosexual"
    },
    {
      "word": "queerosexual"
    },
    {
      "word": "sinthomosexual"
    }
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        "2": "de",
        "3": "homosexual"
      },
      "expansion": "German homosexual",
      "name": "bor"
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      },
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      },
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    {
      "form": "more homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most homosexual",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "heteroflexible"
    },
    {
      "word": "homoflexible"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "bent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "faggy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "light in the loafers"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "derogatory",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "poncy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "sodomitical"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "Uranian"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative",
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "butch"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "lesbian"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "mannish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "Sapphic"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "word": "dykey"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "same-sex"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "gay man"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "gay woman"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "happy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "homosexual person"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English formal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1892 [1889], Charles Gilbert Chaddock, transl., Psychopathia Sexualis, Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, translation of Psychopathia Sexualis by R. von Krafft-Ebing, page 97",
          "text": "[H]e said he had never noticed anything homosexual in himself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1983, Michael W. Ross, Homosexuality and Social Sex Roles",
          "text": "Significant results indicate that Swedes would choose a more masculine partner the more homosexual they are, and that Finns would choose a more attractive partner the more homosexual they are.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "distancing or dated",
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        "(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)"
      ],
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        "of a person or animal"
      ],
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
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        "English formal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 March 20, Bill Maher, William Shatner, 56:37 from the start, in William Shatner, Club Random With Bill Maher, episode 1, Club Random Podcast, archived from the original on 2022-04-05",
          "text": "Shatner: Have you ever had a homosexual experience?\nMaher: No. Why, are you...? But it's early!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Between two people of the same sex; gay."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "gay"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "distancing or dated",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a romantic or sexual act or relationship"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "No one says \"a homosexual bar\" anymore; it's a \"gay bar\" or maybe a \"lesbian bar\".",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc."
      ],
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        [
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          "nightclub"
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          "bar"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
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      "enpr": "hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "english": "used only of women",
      "sense": "all senses",
      "word": "lesbian"
    },
    {
      "sense": "between people of the same sex",
      "word": "same-sex"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
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      "word": "homophile"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "idiomatic"
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      "word": "like that"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative",
        "sometimes"
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      "word": "queer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "similisexual"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:homosexual",
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "idiomatic"
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      "word": "that way"
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      "code": "ar",
      "english": "non offensive",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "miṯliyy al-jins",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "english": "can be pejorative, depending on context",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šāḏḏ jinsiyyan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lūṭiyy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "offensive"
      ],
      "word": "لُوطِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miaseṙakan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "միասեռական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hamasjeksuálʹny",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гамасексуа́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "homasjeksuálʹny",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомасексуа́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "homoseksuálen",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "bayot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "bakla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性戀的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìngliàn de",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性恋的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìng de",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "labote",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "van de verkeerde kant"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "same-sex-oriented",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samseksema"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "same-sex-loving",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samseksama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samkyndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "homoseksuali",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ჰომოსექსუალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "schwul"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófilos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófili",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkéi",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γκέι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lesviakí",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λεσβιακή"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kínaidos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "κίναιδος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lástauros",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "λάσταυρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bátalos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "βάταλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "homoseksuál",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "samlaiṅgik",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलैंगिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoszexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "samkynhneigður"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homeosexuala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homaighnéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "aerach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosessuale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どうせいあいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōseiaisha",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "同性愛者"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gomoseksualdy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуалды"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ktəəy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ខ្ទើយ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "omoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka thœ̄i",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ກະເທີຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hak hūam phēt",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ຮັກຮ່ວມເພດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "cinaedus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "cinaedicus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "draucus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexualis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuali"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosesswali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "samliṅgī",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलिंगी"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "omosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamjensgarâ",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "همجنسگرا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "samaliṅgakāmin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "समलिङ्गकामिन्"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "co-sheòrsach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "gèidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "геј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуалан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лезбо"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lezbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ],
      "word": "shoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homosexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rák-rûuam-pêet",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "รักร่วมเพศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtɛ̌o",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "แต๋ว"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lák-gà-pêet",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "ลักเพศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomawi",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶማዊ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomawit",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶማዊት"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "eş cinsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksüel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "homoseksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "đồng tính"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "đồng tính luyến ái"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex",
      "word": "hoyw"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "homoseksualen",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "хомосексуален"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "同性戀的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìngliàn de",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "同性恋的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìng de",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "同性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "samseksema"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "samseksama"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "geja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homoseksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "homoseksualuri",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "ჰომოსექსუალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófilos",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkéi",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "γκέι"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gomoseksualdy",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "гомосексуалды"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homoseksuāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "gèidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "co-sheòrsach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homosexuálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "eş cinsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "involving or relating to homosexuals",
      "word": "homoseksüel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "同性戀的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìngliàn de",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "同性恋的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìng de",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "同性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "geja"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "samseksama"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "samseksema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "homo-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófilos",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkéi",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "γκέι"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gomoseksualdy",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "гомосексуалды"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "homossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "гомосексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "co-sheòrsach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "gèidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "eş cinsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intended for or used by homosexuals",
      "word": "homoseksüel"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Gilbert Chaddock",
    "Karl Maria Kertbeny",
    "Psychopathia Sexualis",
    "Richard von Krafft-Ebing"
  ],
  "word": "homosexual"
}

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      "word": "homo"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "homosexual"
      },
      "expansion": "German homosexual",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "homo-",
        "t": "same"
      },
      "expansion": "homo- (“same”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sexual",
        "t": "relating to sex or sexuality"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bisexual"
      },
      "expansion": "bisexual",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Uranian"
      },
      "expansion": "Uranian",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "homo-",
        "3": "-sexual"
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      "expansion": "homo- + -sexual",
      "name": "affix"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual.",
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      "form": "homosexuals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English formal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1963, John Rechy, City of Night, page 48",
          "text": "Soon, we got up, walked around the west side — toward the \"meat rack\" — the gay part of the park. There, it was as if someone had hung a line of marionettes on the railing: the lonesome young homosexuals, legs dangling, looking, waiting for that one-night's sexual connection...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, The Advocate, number 742, page 9",
          "text": "It was unheard-of for those of us who are 30-something or older to have had an openly gay role model when we were young. Homosexuals weren't depicted in the media in a positive light, if at all.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex."
      ],
      "qualifier": "typically formal; distancing or dated; typically formal; distancing or dated",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-homosexual.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/En-uk-homosexual.ogg/En-uk-homosexual.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/En-uk-homosexual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-homosexual.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/En-us-homosexual.ogg/En-us-homosexual.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/En-us-homosexual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "This section is divided into two tables"
    },
    {
      "word": "one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However"
    },
    {
      "word": "note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily"
    },
    {
      "word": "and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others"
    },
    {
      "word": "of either sex* gay"
    },
    {
      "english": "dated psychological term",
      "word": "invert"
    },
    {
      "word": "queer"
    },
    {
      "word": "same-sexer"
    },
    {
      "word": "only of men* company man"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Uranian"
    },
    {
      "word": "only of women* lesbian"
    },
    {
      "word": "sapphist"
    },
    {
      "word": "of either sex* bugger"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially"
      ],
      "word": "fruit"
    },
    {
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "South-African",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "moffie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "only of men* fag"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially"
      ],
      "word": "faggot"
    },
    {
      "word": "pole-smoker"
    },
    {
      "word": "fairy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially"
      ],
      "word": "flamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "nance"
    },
    {
      "word": "nancy"
    },
    {
      "word": "nancy boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "pansy"
    },
    {
      "word": "poofter"
    },
    {
      "word": "queen"
    },
    {
      "english": "chiefly if the partner is adolescent",
      "word": "pederast"
    },
    {
      "word": "sodomite"
    },
    {
      "word": "swish"
    },
    {
      "word": "light in the loafers"
    },
    {
      "word": "only of women* lesbo"
    },
    {
      "word": "dyke"
    },
    {
      "word": "muff-diver"
    },
    {
      "word": "carpet muncher"
    },
    {
      "word": "scissor sister"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lūṭiyy",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "لُوطِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šāḏḏ jinsiyan",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَاذّ جِنْسِيًا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hamaseṙamol",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "համասեռամոլ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksualist"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hamaseksualíst",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гамасэксуалі́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hjej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гей"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ljesbijánka",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лесбія́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "heñvelrevel"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "homoseksualíst",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуали́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гей"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ge:",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ဂေး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "bayot"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "同性戀者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxìngliànzhě",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "同性恋者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "labote",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuál"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "samseksemulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "samkyndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksualisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lesbienne"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "homoseksuali",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ჰომოსექსუალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Homosexueller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Homosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omofylófilos",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "english": "gay man",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkéi",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γκέι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lesvía",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λεσβία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kínaidos",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κίναιδος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lástauros",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λάσταυρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bátalos",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βάταλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "english": "male homosexual",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arsenokoítēs",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ἀρσενοκοίτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "suiaaqatiminoortartoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "suiaqatiminik atoqateqartartoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "suiaqatinoortoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "māhū"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "homoseksual",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoszexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samkynhneigður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "hommi"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homeosexualo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homeosexualulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homeosexualino"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lesbiano"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homosex"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homaighnéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosessuale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どうせいあいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōseiaisha",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "同性愛者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gei",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ゲイ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "homosekusharu",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ホモセクシャル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "lesbian",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "resu",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "レス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gomoseksualist",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуалист"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "mɔnuh prɑte’pʊən mɔnuh pʰeit dooc knie",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "មនុស្សប្រតិព័ទ្ធ មនុស្សភេទដូចគ្នា"
    },
    {
      "alt": "同性愛者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dongseong'aeja",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "동성애자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gei",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "게이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kumsa",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "кумса"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "gomoseksualist",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуалист"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka thœ̄i",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ກະເທີຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cinaedus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "draucus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexualis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gejs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lsd",
      "lang": "Lishana Deni",
      "roman": "gyāwəl šərme",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גיאול שרמיה"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "hómoseksualec",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хо́мосексуалец"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "геј"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lézbejka",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ле́збејка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "svavaṟgānurāgi",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "സ്വവർഗാനുരാഗി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "tōingo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "takāpui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "takatāpui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "for a male",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "takatāpui tāne"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "for a female",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "takatāpui wahine"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gomoseks",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "гомосекс"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "nádleeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ádadilʼínígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "beełtʼéi yidánoolní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lesbienne"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homse"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homofil"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "dooshiinchu",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "同性人"
    },
    {
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "dooshiinchu",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "同性ん人"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamjens-gerâ",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "همجنسگرا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "homoseksu'el",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "هموسکسوئل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gej"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lesbijka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksualíst",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гомосексуали́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛksuál",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гомосексуа́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гей"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosék",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гомосе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gomosɛ́k",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "гомосе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gómik",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "го́мик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lesbijánka",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лесбия́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lésbi",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ле́сби"
    },
    {
      "code": "smn",
      "lang": "Inari",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Sami jezik",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "homofiila"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Sami jezik",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuála"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksuaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "buftie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "co-sheòrsach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "co-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gèidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "геј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хомосексуалац"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лезбејка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksualac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lezbejka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuál"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuálka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuálec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "homoseksuálca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ],
      "word": "shoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "homosexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "homo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "hamjinsgaro",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ҳамҷинсгаро"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gee",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "เกย์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtút",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ตุ๊ด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "english": "man",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chaai-rák-rûuam-pêet",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "ชายรักร่วมเพศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "english": "woman",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yǐng-rák-rûuam-pêet",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "หญิงรักร่วมเพศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomäña",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶመኛ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "gəbrä sädomäñawit",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ግብረ ሰዶመኛዊት"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "homoseksüel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "eşcinsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gey"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "lezbiyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gomoseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "gomośeksuaľist",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "гомосексуалист"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "aspales",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "аспалэс"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "aspal pi",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "аспал пи"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "homoseksualíst",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гомосексуалі́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гей"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "gej",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ґей"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lesbijánka",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лесбія́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "lesbian woman",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lesbíjka",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лесбі́йка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gomoseksualist"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gey"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "giao hợp với người đồng tính"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "gwrywgydiwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "homoseksual",
      "sense": "person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex",
      "word": "האָמאָסעקסואַל"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Gilbert Chaddock",
    "Karl Maria Kertbeny",
    "Psychopathia Sexualis",
    "Richard von Krafft-Ebing"
  ],
  "word": "homosexual"
}

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