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1
the
physical
state
of being
either
male
,
female
, or intersex:
Examples:
What
sex
is your
cat
?
Some
tests
enable
you to find out the
sex
of your baby before it's
born
.
It's
illegal
to
discriminate
against people on the
basis
of (their)
sex
.
She
accused
her
employer
of
sex
discrimination
(= of
treating
her
unfairly
because she was a woman).
2
all
males
considered
as a
group
, or all
females
considered
as a
group
:
Examples:
She
seems
to
regard
all
members
of the
male
sex
as
inferior
.
Members
of the
opposite
sex
are not
allowed
in
students
'
rooms
overnight
.
3
physical
activity
between
people
involving
the
sexual
organs
:
Examples:
Sex
before/outside
marriage
is
strongly
disapproved of in some
cultures
.
She was
complaining
about all the
sex
and
violence
on
television
.
She'd been having
sex
with a
colleague
at work for years.
Most
young
people now
receive
sex
education
at
school
.
extramarital
/premarital
sex
casual
sex
(=
sex
with someone you do not know)
unprotected
sex
(=
sex
without
using
something to
prevent
disease
or
becoming
pregnant
)
4
to
discover
if an
animal
is
male
or
female
:
Examples:
How do you
sex
fish
?
5
the
state
of being
either
male
or
female
, or all
males
or all
females
considered
as a
group
:
Examples:
[
C
]
List
the name,
age
, and
sex
of each of your
children
.
[
U
]
Employment
discrimination
on the
basis
of
sex
is
illegal
.
6
the
activity
of
sexual
intercourse
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