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autoerotic

American

[aw-toh-i-rot-ik] / ˌɔ toʊ ɪˈrɒt ɪk /

adjective

producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.

Other Word Forms

autoerotically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of autoerotic

First recorded in 1895–1900; auto- ¹ + erotic

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autoerotic

Besides them there are other partial impulses which are active in an autoerotic manner.

From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden)

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