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pri⋅ap⋅ic

  [prahy-ap-ik]
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–adjective
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Priapus; phallic.
2. characterized by or emphasizing a phallus: priapic figurines.
3. (of an image) suggestive of or resembling a phallus by its shape.
4. exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.
Origin:
1780–90; Priap(us) + -ic
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pri·a·pic   (prī-ā'pĭk, -āp'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a phallus; phallic.
  2. Relating to or overly concerned with masculinity.

[From priapus.]
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priapic 
"phallic," 1786, from Priapus, from Gk. Priapos, son of Dionysus and Aphrodite, the god who personified male reproductive power. His name is of unknown origin. Hence priapism (1598) "persistent erection of the penis."
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priapic pri·a·pic (prī-ā'pĭk, -āp'ĭk) or pri·a·pe·an (prī'ə-pē'ən)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a phallus; phallic.
  2. Relating to or excessively concerned with masculinity.

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