Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more.
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GAY
There are five meangs listed OED's entry for the word homosexual.
GAY (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)
See ‘Meang & e’ for fns, age, and quotatn 10occurrenc per ln words morn wrten English The earlit known e of the word homosexual is the 's earlit evince for homosexual is om 1891, the wrg of John Addgton Symonds, wrer and advote of sexual reform. Homosexual is formed wh English, by poundg; origally molled on a German lexil em. Etymons: homo- b.
Form, sexual entriHomoptera, n. 1826–homopteran, n. 1842–homopteran, n.
1909–homoptero, adj. 1854–homoromantic, adj.