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sex [ seks ]


noun  (plural sex·es)
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  sexual intercourse


2. sexual behavior: sexual activity, or behavior leading to it

3. male or female gender: either of the two reproductive categories, male or female, of animals and plants

4. anatomy  ( literary )
Same as  genitals


5. biology reproductive characteristics: the set of characteristics that determine whether the reproductive role of an animal or plant is male or female



adjective 
Definition:
 
of sex: relating to sexual matters or to the sexes



transitive verb  (past and past participle sexed, present participle sex·ing, 3rd person present singular sex·es)
Definition:
 
determine sex of something: to determine the sex of an animal or plant

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin sexus]

Word Usage

See gender.


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