Same-sexness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of having or being of the same sex. uncountable

    "Thus since twins occur in almost one percent of the cases, the probability of same-sexness would be increased from .500 to at most .502, […]"

  2. 2
    Homosexuality. uncountable

    "Though he dwells mostly on the affairs of men — which would make the same-sexness an obvious result — instances in which women suffer punishment are usually engineered by other women."

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"Thus since twins occur in almost one percent of the cases, the probability of same-sexness would be increased from .500 to at most .502, […]"

Etymology

From same-sex + -ness.

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