| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ithyphallic |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ith·y·phal·lic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   th  -f l k |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festival of Bacchus. 2. Having the penis erect. Used of graphic and sculptural representations. 3. Lascivious; salacious. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin  thyphallicus, from Greek thuphallikos, from thuphallos, erect phallus : thus, straight + phallos, phallus; see bhel-2 in Appendix I.
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