génésique

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French

Etymology

From genèse +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒe.ne.zik/
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Adjective

génésique (plural génésiques)

  1. reproductive
    • 1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:
      À ce propos il faut rappeler que, d’après l’ouvrage de Ploss, les aberrations du sens génésique ne se produisent pas chez les peuples barbares ou semi-barbares, si l’on veut excepter les Aleutes et la masturbation des femmes orientales et hottentotes
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    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 5, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      C’est-à-dire des sons génésiques. Des sons qui poussent, évoluent, se déploient tout en conservant leur syntaxe. Je n’ai pas énormément de talents mais j’ai celui de sentir le frisson…
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  2. genetic
    Synonym: génétique

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