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aphrodisiac
aph·ro·dis·i·ac
[
àffrə dízzee àk,
àffrə dzee àk
]
(
plural
aph·ro·dis·i·acs
)
noun
Definition:
something arousing sexual desire:
something that arouses or intensifies sexual desire
[
Early 18th century. < Greek
aphrodisiakos
"arousing sexual desire" <
aphrodisia
"sexual pleasures" <
Aphroditē
"Aphrodite"
]
aph·ro·dis·i·ac
adjective
aph·ro·di·si·a·cal
[
áffrədi z ək'l
]
adjective
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aph·ro·dis·i·ac adjectiveaph·ro·di·si·a·cal [ áffrədi z ək'l ] adjective
