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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshomosexualité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: omɔsoksalite
"L'acceptation de l'homosexualité varie selon les cultures."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
"Modern sociology views homosexuality as a natural variation of human sexuality." - 2
The state or characteristic of being homosexual.
"The historical discourse surrounding homosexuality has evolved significantly over the past century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a hybrid coinage combining the Greek prefix 'homo-', meaning 'same' (derived from homós), with the English noun 'sexuality', which emerged in the late 19th century. It was first coined in German ('Homosexualität') by writer Karl-Maria Kertbeny in 1869 and was subsequently introduced into English medical and psychological discourse in the 1890s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Homosexuality" is said worldwide
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homosexualité
Transliteration: omɔsoksalite
"L'acceptation de l'homosexualité varie selon les cultures."
Homosexualität
Transliteration: homozɛksualiˈtɛːt
"Die Gleichberechtigung von Homosexualität ist ein wichtiges Menschenrecht."
omosessualità
Transliteration: omosessualita
"I diritti legali relativi all'omosessualità sono cambiati molto."
homosexualidad
Transliteration: omoseksualidad
"La homosexualidad ha sido despenalizada en muchos países."
homossexualidade
Transliteration: omoseksualidadi
"A homossexualidade é reconhecida legalmente em várias nações."
समलैंगिकता
Transliteration: samlaingikata
"समाज में समलैंगिकता के प्रति दृष्टिकोण बदल रहा है।"
同性恋
Transliteration: tóng xìng liàn
"社会对同性恋的理解与包容度正在逐渐增加。"
동성애
Transliteration: dongseong-ae
"현대 사회는 동성애에 대해 더 개방적인 태도를 보이고 있습니다."
同性愛
Transliteration: dōseiai
"同性愛に対する社会的な認識が変わってきています。"
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