clitoris

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɪtərɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklɪtərɪs, klɪˈtɔrɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klit′ər is, klī′tər-, kli tôr′is, -tōr′-)

clit•o•ris /ˈklɪtərɪs, klɪˈtɔrɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. clit•o•ris•es, cli•to•ri•des /klɪˈtɔrɪˌdiz/.USA pronunciation

clit•o•ral, adj.

clit•o•ris (klit′ər is, klī′tər-, kli tôr′is, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]

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clitoris /ˈklɪtərɪs; ˈklaɪ-/ n

a part of the female genitalia consisting of a small elongated highly sensitive erectile organ at the front of the vulva: homologous with the penis

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Greek kleitoris; related to Greek kleiein to closeˈclitoral, ˈclitoric adj

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