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Sexual ˈsekʃuəl Connected Adjective Bre Behaviour Relationship Time
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BrE / ˈsekʃuəl / NAmE / ˈsekʃuəl / |
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- sexual behaviour
- they were not having a sexual relationship at the time.
- her interest in him is purely sexual.
- sexual orientation (= whether you are heterosexual or homosexual)
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sexual(adjective)BrE / ˈsekʃuəl / NAmE / ˈsekʃuəl / - connected with the physical activity of sex
- sexual behaviour
- They were not having a sexual relationship at the time.
- Her interest in him is purely sexual.
- sexual orientation (= whether you are heterosexual or homosexual)
- a sexual partner (= a person who you have sex with)
- connected with the process of producing young
- the sexual organs (= the penis, vagina, etc.)
- sexual reproduction
- connected with the state of being male or female
Word Origin- mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ‘sex’.
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