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—homoerotic /hoh'moh i rot"ik/, adj./hoh'moh i rot"euh siz'euhm/, n.a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.Also, homoerotism /hoh'moh er"euh tiz'euhm/.[1915-20; HOMO- + EROTICISM]
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homoeroticism — noun see homoerotic … New Collegiate Dictionary
homoeroticism — noun The state or quality of being homoerotic … Wiktionary
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