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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sex•u•al /ˈsɛkʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. [usually: before a noun]- Medicineof or relating to sex:sexual pleasure.
- Medicineoccurring between or involving the sexes:sexual relations.
- Medicinehaving sexual organs:sexual reproduction in the animal world.
sex•u•al•i•ty /ˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]awareness of one's sexuality. sex•u•al•ly, adv.: sexually active teenagers. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sex•u•al (sek′sho̅o̅ əl or, esp. Brit., seks′yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. - Medicineof, pertaining to, or for sex:sexual matters; sexual aids.
- Medicineoccurring between or involving the sexes:sexual relations.
- Medicinehaving sexual organs or reproducing by processes involving both sexes.
- Late Latin sexuālis, equivalent. to sexu(s) sex + -ālis -al1
- 1645–55
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