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genital
[ jen-i-tl ]
/ ĖdŹÉn ÉŖ tl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
of or relating to the sexual organs.
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.
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Origin of genital
1350ā1400; Middle English <Old French <Latin genitÄlis of birth, equivalent to genit(us), past participle of gignere to beget + -Älis-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM genital
postĀ·genĀ·iĀ·tal, adjectivepreĀ·genĀ·iĀ·tal, adjectivesubĀ·genĀ·iĀ·tal, adjectiveWords nearby genital
genip, genipap, genista, genistein, genit., genital, genital herpes, genitalia, genital mutilation, genital phase, genital ridge
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British Dictionary definitions for genital
genital
/ (ĖdŹÉnÉŖtÉl) /
adjective
of or relating to the sexual organs or to reproduction
psychoanal relating to the mature stage of psychosexual development in which an affectionate relationship with one's sex partner is establishedCompare anal (def. 2), oral (def. 7), phallic (def. 2)
Word Origin for genital
C14: from Latin genitÄlis concerning birth, from gignere to beget
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