"polysexual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌpɒ.liˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɑ.liˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ [General-American], /pɑlɪ-/ [General-American], /pɑlə-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-polysexual.wav Forms: more polysexual [comparative], most polysexual [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl Etymology: From poly- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|poly-|-sexual}} poly- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} polysexual (comparative more polysexual, superlative most polysexual)
  1. Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.
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  2. (LGBTQ) Sexually attracted to many (sometimes specifically multiple but not all) genders.
    Sense id: en-polysexual-en-adj-r5HC56F0 Categories (other): LGBTQ, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -sexual, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sexual orientations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 76 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 10 62 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 76 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 80 18 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 8 76 16
  3. Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships.
    Sense id: en-polysexual-en-adj--agWbCSN Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly-, Polyamory Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 14 32 53 Disambiguation of Polyamory: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polysexuality, polyromantic, multisexual, plurisexual
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