bisexuel

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French

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ sexuel. Attested since 1778 as a synonym in botany for "hermaphroditic" ("having male and female parts").[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɥɛl

Adjective

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bisexuel (feminine bisexuelle, masculine plural bisexuels, feminine plural bisexuelles)

  1. bisexual
    • 1977 December 3, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 14:
      Francaise, 33, tres jolie, elegante, cherche une femme sympa, bisexuelle, pour plaisir erotique sans et avec son mari.
      Frenchwoman, 33, very pretty, elegant, seeks attractive bisexual woman for erotic pleasure with and without your husband

Noun

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bisexuel m (plural bisexuels)

  1. bisexual

References

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  1. ^ In Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's Flore françoise, ou, Description succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France, tome II, page 166, describes one subcategory of flowers as, "fleurs bisexuelles; fleurs hermaphrodites...."

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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bi- +‎ sexuel

Adjective

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bisexuel m

  1. (Jersey) bisexual
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Noun

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bisexuel m (plural bisexuels, feminine bisexuelle)

  1. (Jersey) bisexual