"sexual" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛksjuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-sexual.ogg [US] Forms: more sexual [comparative], most sexual [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl Etymology: From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual; see sex. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexuālis}} Latin sexuālis, {{m|la|sexus|t=sex}} sexus (“sex”), {{suf|en|sex|ual}} sex + -ual, {{m|en|sex}} sex Head templates: {{en-adj}} sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)
  1. Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-gNeBkHkB
  2. (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (of or relating to having sex): ἀφροδίσιος (aphrodísios) (Ancient Greek), جِنْسِيّ (jinsiyy) (Arabic), սեռական (seṙakan) (Armenian), cinsi (Azerbaijani), пло́цевы (plócjevy) (Belarusian), сэксуа́льны (seksuálʹny) (Belarusian), палавы́ (palavý) (Belarusian), сексуа́лен (seksuálen) (Bulgarian), полов (polov) (Bulgarian), sexual (Catalan), 性的 (xìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), pohlavní (Czech), sexuální (Czech), seksuel (Danish), seksueel (Dutch), seksa (Esperanto), amora (Esperanto), sugu- (Estonian), seksuaalne (Estonian), kynsligur (Faroese), sukupuolinen (Finnish), seksuaalinen (Finnish), sexuel (French), sexual (Galician), სექსუალური (seksualuri) (Georgian), σεξουαλικός (sexoualikós) (Greek), מִינִי (miní) (Hebrew), ivaros (Hungarian), seksual (Indonesian), sessuale (Italian), 性的 (seiteki) (alt: せいてき) (Japanese), 성적인 (seongjeog-in) (Korean), 성의 (seong'ui) (Korean), sexualis (Latin), полов (polov) (Macedonian), сексуа́лен (seksuálen) (Macedonian), ലൈംഗിക (laiṅgika) (Malayalam), sesswali (Maltese), seksuála (Northern Sami), seksuell (Norwegian Bokmål), seksuell (Norwegian Nynorsk), sexual (Occitan), جنسي (jinsi) (Pashto), جنسی (jensi) (Persian), płciowy (Polish), seksualny (Polish), sexual (Portuguese), sexual (Romanian), полово́й (polovój) (Russian), сексуа́льный (sɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), pohlavný (Slovak), sexuálny (Slovak), seksualen (Slovene), spolen (Slovene), sexual (Spanish), sexuell (Swedish), sex- (Swedish), ҷинсӣ (jinsī) (Tajik), стате́вий (statévyj) (Ukrainian), сексуа́льний (seksuálʹnyj) (Ukrainian) Translations (of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences): seksuel (Danish), σεξουαλικός (sexoualikós) (Greek), sexual (Portuguese), сексуа́льный (sɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), sexuálny (Slovak) Translations (of or relating to the sex of an organism): γενετήσιος (genetḗsios) (Ancient Greek), սեռային (seṙayin) (Armenian), пло́цевы (plócjevy) (Belarusian), палавы́ (palavý) (Belarusian), полов (polov) (Bulgarian), sexual (Catalan), pohlavní (Czech), sexuální (Czech), køns- (Danish), kønslig (Danish), sugu- (Estonian), kynsligur (Faroese), sukupuolinen (Finnish), sukupuoli- (Finnish), სქესობრივი (skesobrivi) (Georgian), nemi (Hungarian), szexuális (Hungarian), kynferðisleg (Icelandic), seksual (Indonesian), полов (polov) (Macedonian), جنسي (jinsi) (Pashto), płciowy (Polish), sexuado (Portuguese), sexual (Romanian), полово́й (polovój) (Russian), pohlavný (Slovak), spolen (Slovene), sexuell (Swedish), könlig (Swedish), köns- (Swedish), стате́вий (statévyj) (Ukrainian), tình dục (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-AYxxwq3f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 39 2 11 7 14 1 13 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 50 2 6 5 10 2 11 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 7 36 6 10 4 13 2 11 12 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to having sex': 10 38 10 14 6 14 8 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences': 3 47 3 12 12 21 1 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the sex of an organism': 13 24 15 5 9 15 19
  3. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-kAAmTQ9q
  4. Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-Brszwa2O
  5. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-HRXU6TPX
  6. (LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual. Tags: rare Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: allosexual
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-TVDdPCOk Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  7. (obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: feminine
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-adj-SxKhzS3p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sex Translations (of or relating to sexuality): ἀφροδίσιος (aphrodísios) (Ancient Greek), սեռական (seṙakan) (Armenian), sexual (Catalan), pohlavní (Czech), sexuální (Czech), seksueel (Dutch), kynsligur (Faroese), sukupuolinen (Finnish), seksuaalinen (Finnish), σεξουαλικός (sexoualikós) (Greek), nemi (Hungarian), szexuális (Hungarian), sexuala (Ido), 性的 (seiteki) (alt: せいてき) (Japanese), сексуа́лен (seksuálen) (Macedonian), seksual (Malay), ലൈംഗിക (laiṅgika) (Malayalam), sesswali (Maltese), seksuell (Norwegian Bokmål), seksuell (Norwegian Nynorsk), جنسي (jinsi) (Pashto), seksualny (Polish), sexual (Portuguese), sexual (Romanian), полово́й (polovój) (Russian), сексуа́льный (sɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), gnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), sexuálny (Slovak), seksualen (Slovene), sexuell (Swedish)

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛksjuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-sexual.ogg [US] Forms: sexuals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl Etymology: From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual; see sex. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexuālis}} Latin sexuālis, {{m|la|sexus|t=sex}} sexus (“sex”), {{suf|en|sex|ual}} sex + -ual, {{m|en|sex}} sex Head templates: {{en-noun}} sexual (plural sexuals)
  1. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-noun-RvFGi6NS Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual). Categories (topical): LGBT, Sexuality Synonyms: allosexual
    Sense id: en-sexual-en-noun-nBU14g-w Disambiguation of Sexuality: 2 12 9 14 12 13 3 13 21 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexuální"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksueel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "amora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sugu-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuaalne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "kynsligur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sukupuolinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuaalinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexuel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "seksualuri",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "სექსუალური"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sexoualikós",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "σεξουαλικός"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "ἀφροδίσιος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "miní",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "מִינִי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "ivaros"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sessuale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "alt": "せいてき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seiteki",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "性的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seongjeog-in",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "성적인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seong'ui",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "성의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexualis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "polov",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "полов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "seksuálen",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "сексуа́лен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "laiṅgika",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "ലൈംഗിക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sesswali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuála"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksuell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "jinsi",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "جنسي"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jensi",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "جنسی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "płciowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksualny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polovój",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "полово́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sɛksuálʹnyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "сексуа́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "pohlavný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexuálny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "seksualen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "spolen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sexuell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "sex-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "jinsī",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "ҷинсӣ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "statévyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "стате́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 38 10 14 6 14 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "seksuálʹnyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
          "word": "сексуа́льний"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "seṙayin",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "սեռային"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "plócjevy",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "пло́цевы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "palavý",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "палавы́"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "polov",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "полов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "køns-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "kønslig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sugu-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "kynsligur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sukupuolinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sukupuoli-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "skesobrivi",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "სქესობრივი"
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "genetḗsios",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
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        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "nemi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "kynferðisleg"
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          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "seksual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "polov",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "полов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "jinsi",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "جنسي"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "płciowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sexuado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polovój",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "полово́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "pohlavný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "spolen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "sexuell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "könlig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "köns-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "statévyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "стате́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 24 15 5 9 15 19",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
          "word": "tình dục"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 47 3 12 12 21 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
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          "word": "seksuel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 47 3 12 12 21 1",
          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences",
          "word": "σεξουαλικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 47 3 12 12 21 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences",
          "word": "sexual"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 47 3 12 12 21 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sɛksuálʹnyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences",
          "word": "сексуа́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 47 3 12 12 21 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
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          "text": "Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1",
          "text": "One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.",
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          "text": "She's a very sexual woman.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, Purity & passion, page 67",
          "text": "We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and […] He was sexual, single, and celibate.",
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        }
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          "text": "a sexual innuendo",
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          "text": "one's sexual preferences",
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          "ref": "2016, Kyell Gold, Black Angel, Kyell Gold",
          "text": "[…] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do[…]”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, T. T. Monday, Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, page 98",
          "text": "Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who are sexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "en:LGBT"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, Kyell Gold, Black Angel, Kyell Gold",
          "text": "[…] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do[…]”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, T. T. Monday, Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, page 98",
          "text": "Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who are sexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "LGBT",
          "LGBT"
        ],
        [
          "asexual",
          "asexual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "allosexual"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT",
        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to the female sex."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "feminine"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛksjuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkʃuəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-sexual.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/En-us-sexual.ogg/En-us-sexual.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/En-us-sexual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jinsiyy",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "جِنْسِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "seṙakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "սեռական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "cinsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "plócjevy",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "пло́цевы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "seksuálʹny",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "сэксуа́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "palavý",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "палавы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "seksuálen",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "сексуа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polov",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "полов"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìng de",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "pohlavní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexuální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "amora"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sugu-"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuaalne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "kynsligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sukupuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "seksualuri",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "სექსუალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sexoualikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "σεξουαλικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aphrodísios",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "ἀφροδίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "miní",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "מִינִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "ivaros"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sessuale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいてき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seiteki",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongjeog-in",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "성적인"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seong'ui",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "성의"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexualis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polov",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "полов"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "seksuálen",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "сексуа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "laiṅgika",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "ലൈംഗിക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sesswali"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuála"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "jinsi",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "جنسي"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jensi",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "جنسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "płciowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksualny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polovój",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "полово́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "сексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "pohlavný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexuálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "seksualen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "spolen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "sex-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "jinsī",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "ҷинсӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "statévyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "стате́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "seksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to having sex",
      "word": "сексуа́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "seṙayin",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "սեռային"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "plócjevy",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "пло́цевы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "palavý",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "палавы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polov",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "полов"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "pohlavní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sexuální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "køns-"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "kønslig"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sugu-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "kynsligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sukupuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sukupuoli-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "skesobrivi",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "სქესობრივი"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "genetḗsios",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "γενετήσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "nemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "szexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "kynferðisleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "seksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polov",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "полов"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "jinsi",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "جنسي"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "płciowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sexuado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polovój",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "полово́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "pohlavný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "spolen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "sexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "könlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "köns-"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "statévyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "стате́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of or relating to the sex of an organism",
      "word": "tình dục"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "seṙakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "սեռական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "pohlavní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexuální"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "kynsligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sukupuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sexoualikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "σεξουαλικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aphrodísios",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "ἀφροδίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "nemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "szexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexuala"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいてき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seiteki",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "seksuálen",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "сексуа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "laiṅgika",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "ലൈംഗിക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sesswali"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "jinsi",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "جنسي"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "seksualny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polovój",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "полово́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "сексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "gnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to sexuality",
      "word": "sexuálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences",
      "word": "sexual"
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      "word": "сексуа́льный"
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      "sense": "of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences",
      "word": "sexuálny"
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}

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