Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribadic

/tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trib-adic
IPA: /tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to tribadism.

Example Sentences

"Brantôme in the sixteenth century referred to the Lesbianism of Turkish women at the baths, and Leo Africanus in the same century mentioned the tribadism of Moorish women and the formal organization of tribadic prostitution in Fez."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tribadicus. By surface analysis, tribade + -ic.

Questions

How do you pronounce tribadic?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪˈbæd.ɪk/.
What does tribadic mean?: Relating to tribadism.
Where does tribadic come from?: Borrowed from Latin tribadicus. By surface analysis, tribade + -ic.

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