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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHALLUS

Via Late Latin from Greek phallos.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHALLUS

phallus  [ˈfæləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHALLUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phallus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHALLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phallus

Phallus

A phallus is a penis, especially when erect, a penis-shaped object, or a mimetic image of an erect penis. Any object that symbolically resembles a penis may also be referred to as a phallus; however, such objects are more often referred to as being phallic. Such symbols often represent the fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ, as well as the male orgasm.

Definition of phallus in the English dictionary

The definition of phallus in the dictionary is an image of the penis, esp as a religious symbol of reproductive power.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHALLUS


balas
ˈbæləs
Callas
ˈkæləs
callous
ˈkæləs
callus
ˈkæləs
Dallas
ˈdæləs
dalles
ˈdæləs
gallous
ˈɡæləs
gallus
ˈɡæləs
ithyphallus
ˌɪθɪˈfæləs
Pallas
ˈpæləs
prothallus
prəʊˈθæləs
thallous
ˈθæləs
thallus
ˈθæləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHALLUS

phalanstery
phalanx
phalarope
phalli
phallic
phallic symbol
phallically
phallicism
phallicist
phallin
phallism
phallist
phallocentric
phallocentricity
phallocentrism
phallocrat
phallocratic
phalloid
phalloidin
phanerocrystalline

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHALLUS

actinobacillus
aspergillus
bacillus
Catullus
entellus
lactobacillus
lapillus
Lucullus
Marcellus
microvillus
nucellus
ocellus
pullus
streptobacillus
Tellus
thiobacillus
Tibullus
tubercle bacillus
villus
vitellus

Synonyms and antonyms of phallus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phallus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHALLUS

Find out the translation of phallus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phallus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phallus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阳具
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falo
570 millions of speakers

English

phallus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिश्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القضيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фаллос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুংজননেন্দ্রি়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phallus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phallus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phallus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물건으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tượng của dương vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படைப்பாற்றல் சின்னம் எனக் கொள்ளும் இலிங்க உரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाल्लूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

penis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fallus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фалос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

falus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαλλός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fallus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fallos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fallos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phallus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHALLUS»

The term «phallus» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHALLUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phallus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phallus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phallus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHALLUS»

Discover the use of phallus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phallus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Reign of the Phallus: Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens
At once daring and authoritative, this book offers a profusely illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens, where the phallus dominated almost every aspect of public life.
Eva C. Keuls, 1993
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God's Phallus: And Other Problems for Men and Monotheism
God's Phallus explores the dilemmas created by the maleness of God for the men of ancient Judaism and for Jewish men today.
Howard Eilberg-Schwartz, 1995
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The Secret of the Golden Phallus: Male Erotic Alchemy for ...
It is time for men to merge the erotic with the sacred, and for them to reclaim their bodies as temples.
Bruce P. Grether, 2012
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The phallus palace: female to male transsexuals
The ensuing ordeal prompted him to create this book A native Minnesotan, Dean now resides in Massachusetts where he co-owns an antique business.
Dean Kotula, 2002
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The Phallus: Sacred Symbol of Male Creative Power
He puts hislittle retinue in order, then begins intoning a canticle in which the phallus is personified under thenameof Phales: "Gatherround,gather round ...you, the canephore acouple of steps further ahead. You,Xanthas, hold that phallus ...
Alain Daniélou, 1995
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Ostrich Production Systems
All ratites, including the ostrich, have an intromittent organ commonly called a phallus (Figure 20). Although the ostrich phallus is analogous to the mammalian penis, it is not homologous. There is no urethra in the ostrich phallus, and it does  ...
M. M. Shanawany, John Dingle, 1999
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Arguing with the phallus: feminist, queer, and postcolonial ...
Jan Campbell introduces and analyses the way that psychoanalysis has developed and made problematic models of subjectivity linked to issues of sexuality, ethnicity, gender, and history.
Jan Campbell, 2000
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Modern Dramatists: A Casebook of Major British, Irish, and ...
Phallus. in. Wonderland: Machismo. and. Business. in. David. Mamet's. American . Buffalo. and. Glengarry. Glen. Ross. Hersh Zeifman ln an interview in 1984, David Mamet, deliberately echoing Calvin Coolidge, commented: "The business of ...
Kimball King, 2001
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Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
Figure 9-38 The phallus of this red-eared slider is prolapsed (A). It is important to clean and disinfect the organ before replacing it. Two simple interrupted stay sutures may be placed through the vent to prevent the phallus from reprolapsing ( B) ...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
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Judith Butler
clear that both penis and phallus are retroactively constructed by, and in, discourse — in other words, they are performative. Butler and Lacan part theoretical company over the issue of the phallus (although they largely seem to have been in ...
Sara Salih, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHALLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phallus is used in the context of the following news items.
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World's smelliest flower in full bloom in Berkeley
A pleated skirt–like covering that's bright green on the outside and a deep purple on the inside surrounds the phallus-like branch. The putrid ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
2
Bobby Jindal's Opiate for the Masses
We're comfortable with this culture that allows men—and it's almost all men, folks—to use guns as an extension of their own phallus, poisoning ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
3
World's largest blossom Titan Arum blooms after five years in Tokyo
Titan Arum is also known as Amorphophallus Titanium comes from the Greek word amorphous which means without form + Phallus + Titan or ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
4
Hannibal Recap: Season 3, Episode 8, "The Great Red Dragon"
... startlingly sexualized back, which is rippled with muscle, supporting great sprouting wings and a coiled tail that suggests a phallus. In the first ... «slantmagazine, Jul 15»
5
Thieves steal £2500 worth of kit from amateur club - then spray …
If the stealing of the kit was bad enough, the huge spray-paint phallus was truly uncalled for... Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Pinterest ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Alexander Litvinenko murder inquiry: the unanswered questions
Scientists tested everything including a bronze phallus in a nightclub visited by Kovtun and Lugovoi during their last London trip (it was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Cut air: An odyssey in flute phonography
Flute can stand for phallus, many flute traditions take this as a given. In ancient Greek mythology Pan had the hots for the chaste nymph Syrnx, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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AMV BBDO creative director wins second Winston Fletcher Fiction …
... yellowing trunk, which resembles nothing so much as the phallus of some raddled old sea-donkey, but also because of the texture, the gristly ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
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Leaked: the secret minutes of Marilyn Manson and Billy Corgan's …
Manson grabs Corgan's Trapper Keeper and draws a large phallus with an arrow pointed at the song prospects, with "Jesus" written ... «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Othering America
An odd polygon made up of plastic rods protrudes off the palette, with a large blow-up phallus sewn out of a transparent shower curtain poking ... «East Bay Express, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phallus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phallus>. May 2024 ».
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