sexology

sex·ol·o·gy

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-sol-uh-jee]
- /sɛkˈsɒl ə dʒi/
- /sek.ˈsɒ.lə.dʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-sol-uh-jee]
- /sɛkˈsɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of sexology word

noun sexology the study of sexual behavior. 1
noun sexology study of human sexual behaviour 1
noun sexology the study of sexual behaviour in human beings 0
noun sexology the science dealing with human sexual behavior 0

See all 4 definitions of sexology

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Origin of sexology

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; sex + -o- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Sexology

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sexology

sexology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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