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PHALLIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling or being a phallus

Example:

priapic figurines

Synonyms:

phallic; priapic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

male (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation)

Derivation:

phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power

Example:

phallic worship

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

Derivation:

phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

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