Definition of std
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standard
STD
noun\ ˌes-(ˌ)tē-ˈdē 
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\Definition of STD (Entry 2 of 3)
: any of various diseases or infections that can be transmitted by direct sexual contact including some (such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and genital herpes) chiefly spread by sexual means and others (such as hepatitis B and AIDS) often contracted by nonsexual means
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STD
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of STD
: any one of various diseases that you can get by having sex with a person who has the disease
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STD
noun\ ˌes-ˌtē-ˈdē \
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The first known use of std was in 1974
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