GENITAL


Meaning of GENITAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈje-nə-t ə l ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere to beget — more at kin

Date: 14th century

1. : generative

2. : of, relating to, or being a sexual organ

3. : of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms

• gen·i·tal·ly -tə-lē adverb

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