adj 1  :  of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of one's own sex - compare HETEROSEXUAL1a    2  :  of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between individuals of the same sex - compare HETEROSEXUAL1b   ho*mo*sex*u*al*ly adv 
, n :  a homosexual individual and esp. a male .
 
   
 
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