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aph·ro·dis·i·ac

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–adjective

1.	Also, aph·ro·di·si·a·cal Audio Help [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuhl, -sahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. arousing sexual desire.

–noun

2.	an aphrodisiac food, drug, potion, or other agent that arouses sexual desire.

[Origin: 1710–20; < Gk aphrodīsiakós relating to love or desire, equiv. to aphrodsi(os) of Aphrodite + -akos -ac

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aph·ro·di·si·ac Audio Help   (āf'rə-dē'zē-āk', -dĭz'ē-) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

n.   Something, such as a drug or food, having such an effect.

[Greek aphrodīsiakos, from aphrodīsiā, sexual pleasures, from Aphrodītē, Aphrodite.]

aph'ro·di·si'a·cal (-dĭ-zī'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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aphrodisiac (n.)

1719, from Gk. aphrodisiakos "inducing sexual desire," from aphrodisios, "pertaining to Aphrodite" (q.v.), Gk. goddess of love and beauty.

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aphrodisiac
adjective
1.	exciting sexual desire [ant: anaphrodisiac]
noun
1.	a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
aphrodisiac [(af-ruh-dee-zee-ak, af-ruh-diz-ee-ak)]

A substance or quality that excites sexual desire.

Note: Aphrodisiacs are named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love.

[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology

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Aphrodisiac

Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, Aphrodisiacal \Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal\, a. [Gr. ? pertaining to sensual love, fr. ?. See Aphrodite.] Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.

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Aphrodisiac

Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.

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