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Definition of phallic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phallic

adjective
 
/ˈfælɪk/
 
/ˈfælɪk/
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  1. of or like a phallus
    • phallic symbols
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPhallic is used with these nouns:
    • symbol
    • symbolism
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    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French phallique, from Greek phallikos, from phallos.
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