"clitoral" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɪtəɹəl/ [UK], /ˈklɪtəɹəl/ [US], /klɪˈtɔɹəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clitoral.wav
Etymology: From clitoris + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clitoris|al}} clitoris + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clitoral (not comparable)
  1. Of, or relating to the clitoris. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: clitoric Derived forms: clitoral foreskin, clitoral glans, clitoral hood, clitorally, clitoral prepuce, hemiclitoral Translations (of, or relating to the clitoris): بَظْرِيّ (baẓriyy) (Arabic), ծլիկային (clikayin) (Armenian), клиторен (klitoren) (Bulgarian), klitora (Esperanto), häpykieli- (Finnish), klitoris- (Finnish), clitoridien (French), klitoral (German), κλειτοριδικός (kleitoridikós) (Greek), klitoridala (Ido), clitorideo (Italian), clitoridiano (Portuguese), клитора́льный (klitorálʹnyj) (Russian), clitoridiano (Spanish), klitorisk (Swedish), кліторний (klitornyj) (Ukrainian)
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          "word": "clitoral prepuce"
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          "word": "hemiclitoral"
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          "ref": "2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 189:",
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        "Of, or relating to the clitoris."
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
          "word": "klitora"
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
          "word": "klitoral"
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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          "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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      "sense": "of, or relating to the clitoris",
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