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PHALLIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phallic mean?
• PHALLIC (adjective)
The adjective PHALLIC has 2 senses:
1. relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power
2. resembling or being a phallus
Familiarity information: PHALLIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
phallic worship
Pertainym:
phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))
Derivation:
phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling or being a phallus
Synonyms:
phallic; priapic
Context example:
priapic figurines
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))
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