Definition of std
standard
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Definition of STD
: 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
Examples of std in a Sentence
a discussion of AIDS and other STDs
Origin and Etymology of std
sexually transmitted disease
Origin and Etymology of std
New Latin sacrae theologiae doctor
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Definition of STD for English Language Learners
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: any one of various diseases that you can get by having sex with a person who has the disease
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