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genital

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/
Definition of genital

adjective

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

noun

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

Derivatives

genitally

adverb

Origin:

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

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Definition of genital in the US English dictionary

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