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sex⋅u⋅al

  [sek-shoo-uhl or, especially Brit., seks-yoo-]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
2. occurring between or involving the sexes: sexual relations.
3. having sexual organs or reproducing by processes involving both sexes.
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Origin:
1645–55; < LL sexuālis, equiv. to sexu(s) sex + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sex⋅u⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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sex·u·al   (sěk'shōō-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions.

  2. Implying or symbolizing erotic desires or activity.

  3. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction characterized by the union of male and female gametes: sexual reproduction.


[Late Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, sex.]
sex'u·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

sexual 
1651, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from L.L. sexualis "relating to sex," from L. sexus (see sex). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1799 (in sexual intercourse). Sexuality "capability of sexual feelings" is from 1879. Sexual revolution first attested 1970 in Kate Millett.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sex·u·al
Pronunciation: 'seksh-(&-)w&l, 'sek-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or associated withsex or the sexes <sexual differentiation> <sexual conflict>
2 : having or involving sex <sexual reproduction> —sex·u·al·ly /'seksh-(&-)w&-lE, 'seksh-(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sexual sex·u·al (sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions.

  2. Implying or symbolizing erotic desires or activity.

  3. Of, relating to, or involving the union of male and female gametes.

sex'u·al·ly adv.

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