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lesbosian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
les-bosian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.

Countable

adj

Synonym of Lesbian (“Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.”).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + adjective suffix -ian, irregularly retaining -os to avoid clashing in spoken language with lesbian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Λέσβος

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lesbosians (plural) more Lesbosian (comparative) most Lesbosian (superlative)

Synonyms

Lesbian Lesvian Lesviot

Questions

What does lesbosian mean?
A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.
Where does lesbosian come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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