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| sex [ seks ] |
noun (plural sex·es) |
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Same as sexual intercourse
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2. sexual behavior: sexual activity, or behavior leading to it
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3. male or female gender: either of the two reproductive categories, male or female, of animals and plants
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4. anatomy
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literary
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Same as genitals
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5. biology reproductive characteristics: the set of characteristics that determine whether the reproductive role of an animal or plant is male or female
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adjective |
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of sex: relating to sexual matters or to the sexes
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transitive verb (past and past participle sexed, present participle sex·ing, 3rd person present singular sex·es) |
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determine sex of something: to determine the sex of an animal or plant
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin sexus] |
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