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per anum

per anum adverb: via the anus.

Adverb

per anum

  1. via the anus
    • If, however, a man had intercourse with a woman per anum he was at one time liable to be put to death.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)

Origin of per anum

Borrowed from Latin per anum.

Questions about per anum

What does per anum mean?
Per anum means via the anus.
What part of speech is per anum?
Per anum is an adverb.

Words near per anum in the dictionary

  1. Pequots
  2. per
  3. per accidens
  4. per alia
  5. per annum
  6. per anum
  7. per bend
  8. per bend sinister
  9. per capita
  10. per cent
  11. per cent.

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