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venereal

adj.
US //vəˈnɪɹiəɫ// UK //vɛnˈiəɹɪəl// vene·re·al Archaic
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From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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