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Sexual ˈsekʃuəl Connected Adjective Bre Behaviour Relationship Time

Word sexual
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsekʃuəl / NAmE / ˈsekʃuəl /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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)
  2. connected with the process of producing young
    • the sexual organs (= the penis, vagina, etc.)
    • sexual reproduction
  3. connected with the state of being male or female
    • sexual characteristics

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ‘sex’.
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