a·sex·u·al
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| 2. | free from or unaffected by sexuality: an asexual friendship. |
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a·sex·u·al·ly, adverb
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asexual
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| a·sex·u·al
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adj.
a·sex'u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., a·sex'u·al·ly adv. |
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asexual
1830, as a term in biology, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + sexual (see sex). In general contexts, attested from 1896.
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| asexual | |
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| not having or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction" [ant: sexual] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Asexual
A*sex"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. a- not + sexual.] (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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