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aphrodisia
[ af-ruh-dee-zhuh, -dizh-uh, -diz-ee-uh ]
/ ˌæf rəˈdi ʒə, -ˈdɪʒ ə, -ˈdɪz i ə /
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noun
sexual desire.
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Origin of aphrodisia
1820–30; <New Latin <Greek, neuter plural of aphrodī́sios of Aphrodite. See aphrodisiac
Words nearby aphrodisia
aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize, aphotic, aphrodisia, aphrodisiac, Aphrodite, Aphrodite Terra, aphtha, aphthous fever
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