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  1. lesbian, tribade, gay womannoun

    a female homosexual

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  1. tribadenoun

    a lesbian

  2. Etymology: From Latin tribas, from Greek τριβάς, from τρίβειν ‘to rub’.

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  1. tribade

    A tribade is an old-fashioned term used to describe a lesbian, specifically referring to a woman who engages in sexual activity with another woman. This term comes from the Greek "tribas," which historically referred to a woman who was assumed to be sexually aggressive or masculine.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tribade in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tribade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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