homosexual
noun [C] /ˌhəʊ.məˈsek.sju.əl/
/ˌhoʊ.moʊˈsek.ʃu.əl/ Definition
› a person, especially a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex and not to people of the opposite sexRelating to sexual preference homosexual adjective › homosexual sex/relationshipsRelating to sexual preference homosexuality /-ˌsek.sjuˈæl.ə.ti/
/-sek.ʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › I've never been ashamed of my homosexuality.Relating to sexual preference
/-sek.ʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › I've never been ashamed of my homosexuality.Relating to sexual preference(Definition of homosexual noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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