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genital

Syllabification: (gen·i·tal)
Pronunciation: /ˈjenitl/

Definition of genital

adjective

  • of or relating to the human or animal reproductive organs:conditions of the lower genital tract
  • Psychoanalysis (in Freudian theory) relating to or denoting the final stage of psychosexual development reached in adulthood.

noun

(genitals)
  • a person or animal’s external organs of reproduction.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere 'beget'

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