VENEREAL


Meaning of VENEREAL in English

/ vəˈnɪəriəl; NAmE -ˈnɪr-/ adjective

[ only before noun ] relating to diseases spread by sexual contact :

a venereal infection

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin venereus (from venus , vener- sexual love) + -al .

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