What does "intersexuality" mean?

The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.

How do you pronounce "intersexuality"?

Pronounced //ˌɪn.tə.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti//.

Common synonyms include: androgyny, hermaphrodism, hermaphroditism, hermaphroditism, intersex, intersex.

//ˌɪn.tə.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female. uncountable

From inter- + sexuality.

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