sex

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sex[1,noun] sex[2,transitive verb] Barr body gamete oral sex safe sex secondary sex characteristic sex cell sex chromatin sex chromosome sex determination sex gland sex hormone sex-limited sex-linkage sex-linked sex object sex ratio

Main Entry: ¹sex
Pronunciation: seks
Function: noun
1 : either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as male or female
2 : the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of living things that are involved in reproduction by two interacting parents and that distinguish males and females
3 a : sexually motivated phenomena or behavior b : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE