ən noun
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coitus or coition (ˈkəʊɪtəs, kəʊˈɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| technical terms for sexual intercourse | |
| [C18 coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from coīre to meet, from īre to go] | |
| coition or coition | |
| —n | |
| [C18 coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from coīre to meet, from īre to go] | |
| 'coital or coition | |
| —adj | |
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Coition
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
coition
1540s, "going together," from L. coitionem, noun of action from coit-, pp. stem of coire (see coitus). Meaning "sexual copulation" is attested in Eng. from 1615.
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