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| ve·ne·re·al [ və nree əl ] |
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1. passed on through sex: describes an infection or disease that is caught or transmitted through sexual intercourse
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2. associated with sexually transmitted disease: associated with, symptomatic of, or infected with a sexually transmitted disease
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3. genital: affecting or originating in the genitals
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4. about sex: relating to sex acts or sexual desire
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archaic or literary
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| [15th century. < Latin venereus< vener-, stem of venus "love, desire"] |
