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Definition of same-sex adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

same-sex

adjective

/ˈseɪm seks/

/ˈseɪm seks/

[only before noun]

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of the same sex; involving people of the same sex
- The child's same-sex parent acts as a role model.
- a same-sex relationship
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