Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SA-TY-RI'A-SIS
SA-TY-RI'A-SIS, n. [Gr. σατυριασις. We observe in this word a connection with satire, in the sense of excitement, pungency.]
Immoderate venereal appetite. – Coxe.
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