adj 1  :  GENERATIVE  2  :  of, relating to, or being a sexual organ  3 a  :  of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms  b  :  of, relating to, or characterized by a personality in the genital stage of psychosexual development esp. as typified by normal sexual desires and by concern for the happiness and pleasures of others - compare ANAL2 ORAL3   gen*i*tal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  gen·i·ta·lia  joint ill  joint oil 
 
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