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venereal

[ vuh-neer-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
  2. pertaining to conditions so arising.
  3. infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease:

    a venereal patient.

  4. adapted to the cure of such disease:

    a venereal remedy.

  5. of or relating to sexual desire or intercourse.
  6. serving or tending to excite sexual desire; aphrodisiac.


venereal

/ ɪˈɪəɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or infected with venereal disease
  2. (of a disease) transmitted by sexual intercourse
  3. of, relating to, or involving the genitals
  4. of or relating to sexual intercourse or erotic desire; aphrodisiac
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzv·Ա۱· adjective
  • Dzv·Ա۱· adjective
  • ܲv·Ա۱· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of venereal1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin venere ( us ) of sexual love ( vener-, stem of venus sexual charm ( Venus ) + -eus adj. suffix) + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of venereal1

C15: from Latin venereus concerning sexual love, from venus sexual love, from Venus 1
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So venereal disease became a widespread and debilitating problem for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

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She and her team are confident that advances in the analysis of prehistoric DNA could also lead to the discovery of the origin of venereal syphilis.

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But he and his sailors eventually overstayed their welcome, depleting supplies and spreading venereal diseases.

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“I gave you my heart,” Becky G charges as the song begins, but she has definitely taken it back, changing her phone number and comparing the ex to a rat and a venereal disease.

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Ibsen gave us, for instance, the now-classic tale of a 19th-century housewife, suffocating under the alienating control of a domineering husband, and another about a Norwegian household thrown into turmoil by venereal disease.

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