What is the meaning of sex?

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noun

  • Activities associated with sexual intercourse.
    • usage: "they had sex in the back seat"
  • Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided.
    • usage: "the war between the sexes"
  • All of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses.
    • usage: "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"
  • The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles.
    • usage: "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"

verb

  • Stimulate sexually.
    • usage: "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
  • Tell the sex (of young chickens. ).
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