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De - Pt| English Dictionary: venereal | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for venereal | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Venereal \Ve*ne"re*al\, n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Venereal \Ve*ne"re*al\, a. [L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See {Venerate}.] 1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse. Into the snare I fell Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. 2. (Med.) (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines. 3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac. 4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
