/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005