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aphrodisia
aph·ro·di·sia
/
ˌæf
rəˈdi
ʒə, -ˈdɪʒ
ə, -ˈdɪz
i
ə
/
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[
af-r
uh
-
dee
-zh
uh
, -
dizh
-
uh
, -
diz
-ee-
uh
]
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noun
sexual desire.
Origin:
1820–30;
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek,
neuter plural of
aphrodī́sios
of Aphrodite. See
aphrodisiac
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aphrodisia
noun
a desire for heterosexual intimacy [ant:
anaphrodisia
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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