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VENEREAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does venereal mean?
• VENEREAL (adjective)
The adjective VENEREAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the external sex organs
Familiarity information: VENEREAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the external sex organs
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
genital; venereal
Context example:
venereal disease
Context examples
Canine transmissible venereal tumour’ is a cancer that spreads between dogs through the transfer of living cancer cells, primarily during mating.
(The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas, University of Cambridge)
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