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Noun: homosexual  ,how-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul [N. Amer], ,hó-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul or ,how-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul [Brit]
  1. Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
    - homophile, gay
Adjective: homosexual  ,how-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul [N. Amer], ,hó-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul or ,how-mu'sek-sh(oo-)ul [Brit]
  1. Sexually attracted to members of your own sex
     
  2. Of or relating to homosexual men or women
    - same-sex, gay

Derived forms: homosexuals

See also: butch, gay, homoerotic, homophile, lesbian, paederastic [Brit, Cdn], pederastic, sapphic, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, transgender, transgendered, transsexual, transvestic, transvestite, tribadistic

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Antonym: bisexual, heterosexual

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