/ˈsekʃuəl/

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Meaning

Connected with sex, or connected with being male or female.

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Word origin

From Latin sexus, the word for one of the two groups, male and female.

Origin
Latin
Root
sexus
English cognates
sex

Examples

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Here "sexual" means connected with sex.

reproduction.

"Sexual" describes how new life is made from two parents.

attraction .

"Sexual" comes before the noun it describes.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 3: sexual, vision, wherever and 7 more words.