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venereal

ve·ne·re·al [ və nree əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. passed on through sex: describes an infection or disease that is caught or transmitted through sexual intercourse

2. associated with sexually transmitted disease: associated with, symptomatic of, or infected with a sexually transmitted disease

3. genital: affecting or originating in the genitals

4. about sex: relating to sex acts or sexual desire ( archaic or literary )

[15th century. < Latin venereus< vener-, stem of venus "love, desire"]
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