genital

[ jen-i-tl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or noting reproduction.

  2. of or relating to the sexual organs.

  1. Psychoanalysis.

    • of or relating to the genital phase of psychosexual development.

    • of or relating to the centering of sexual impulses and excitation on the genitalia.

Origin of genital

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Old French <Latin genitālis of birth, equivalent to genit(us), past participle of gignere to beget + -ālis-al1

Other words from genital

  • post·gen·i·tal, adjective
  • pre·gen·i·tal, adjective
  • sub·gen·i·tal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for genital

genital

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪtəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the sexual organs or to reproduction

  2. psychoanal relating to the mature stage of psychosexual development in which an affectionate relationship with one's sex partner is established: Compare anal (def. 2), oral (def. 7), phallic (def. 2)

Origin of genital

1
C14: from Latin genitālis concerning birth, from gignere to beget

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