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ithy·phal·lic (it̸h′i fal′ik)

adjective

  1. of the phallus carried in the rites of Bacchus
  2. lewd; obscene; lascivious
  3. in the meter of the Bacchic hymns

Etymology: L ithyphallicus < Gr ithyphallikos < ithyphallos, erect phallus < ithys, straight (< IE base *sīdh-, to go directly toward > Sans sādhú-, straight) + phallos, phallus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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