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aph⋅ro⋅dis⋅i⋅ac

  [af-ruh-dee-ze-ak, -diz-ee-ak]
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–adjective
1. Also, aph⋅ro⋅di⋅si⋅a⋅cal  [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuhl, -sahy-] . 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   (āf'rə-dē'zē-āk', -dĭz'ē-)   
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

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.

Aphrodisiac

Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.
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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.
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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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Main Entry: 1aph·ro·di·si·ac
Pronunciation: "af-r&-'dE-zE-"ak, -'diz-E-
Variant: also aph·ro·di·si·a·cal /"af-r&d-&-'zI-&-k&l, -'sI-/
Function: adjective
: exciting sexual desire

Main Entry: 2aphrodisiac
Function: noun
: an aphrodisiac agent
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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aphrodisiac aph·ro·dis·i·ac (āf'rə-dĭz'ē-āk', -dē'zē-)
adj.
Arousing, increasing, or intensifying sexual desire. n.
An aphrodisiac drug or food.

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

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