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sexual (ˈsɛksjʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characterized by sex or sexuality |
| 2. | Compare asexual (of reproduction) characterized by the union of male and female gametes |
| [C17: from Late Latin sexuālis; see | |
| 'sexually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
sexual
1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from L.L. sexualis "relating to sex," from L. sexus (see sex). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1799 (in sexual intercourse). Sexuality "capability of sexual feelings" is from 1879. Sexual
revolution first attested 1970 in Kate Millett.
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Medical Dictionary
sexual sex·u·al (sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions.
Implying or symbolizing erotic desires or activity.
Of, relating to, or involving the union of male and female gametes.
sex'u·al·ly adv.
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