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adjective gen·i·tal \ˈje-nə-t^əl\

Simple Definition of genital

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

1 : generative
2 : of, relating to, or being a sexual organ
3 : of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms

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Middle English, from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere to beget — more at kin

First Known Use: 14th century

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adjective gen·i·tal \ˈje-nə-t^əl\

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adjective gen·i·tal \ˈjen-ə-t^əl\

1: generative
2: of, relating to, or being a sexual organ
3a: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory following the latency period and during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanismsb: of, relating to, or characterized by a personality in the genital stage of psychosexual development especially as typified by normal sexual desires and by concern for the happiness and pleasures of others—compare anal 2, oral 3