| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·sex·u·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -s k sh - l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless. 2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding. 3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·sex u·ali·ty (- l -t ) —NOUN
a·sexu·al·ly —ADVERB
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