LGBT
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adjective
pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: the LGBT community.
noun
Usually LGBTs, LGBT's . a person in this group: Which city has the most LGBTs?
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Origin of LGBT
First recorded in 1990–95; by abbreviation
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British Dictionary definitions for LGBT
LGBT
abbreviation for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
noun (ˈɛlˈdʒiːˈbiːˈtiː) plural LGBT's or LGBTs
a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person
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