"tribady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tribadies [plural]
Etymology: From tribade. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tribade}} tribade Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tribady (countable and uncountable, plural tribadies)
  1. (uncountable) Lesbianism; tribadism. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tribady-en-noun-yJXYn3fg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. (countable) A lesbian. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-tribady-en-noun-GLjU~WJ5

Inflected forms

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