| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ve·ne·re·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v -nîr  -l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. Transmitted by sexual intercourse. b. Of or relating to a sexually transmitted disease. 2. Of or relating to sexual intercourse. 3. Of or relating to the genitals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English venerealle, from Latin venereus, from venus, vener-, desire, love. See wen-1 in Appendix I.
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