copulation

noun

sexual intercourse.

a joining together or coupling.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English copulacion < Latin cōpulātiōn- (stem of copulātio) a binding together. See copulate, -ion

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copulate (ˈkɒpjʊˌleɪt)

—vb
	(intr) to perform sexual intercourse

[C17: from Latin copulāre to join together; see copula]

copu'lation

—n

'copulatory

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

copulation

c.1400, "coupling," from Fr. copulation (14c.), from L. copulationem, noun of action from copulare (see copulate). Especially of the sex act from 16c.

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Medical Dictionary

copulation cop·u·la·tion (kŏp'yə-lā'shən)
n.

Conjugation between two cells that do not fuse but separate after mutual fertilization.
See coitus.

cop'u·late' v.

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"Birth, and copulation, and death.
That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks:
Birth, and copulation, and death.
I've been born, and once is enough.
You dont remember, but I remember,
Once is enough."

-T.S. Eliot

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