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noun
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
Origin:
1705–15; < Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equivalent to coi- (see coition) + -tus suffix of v. action
1705–15; < Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equivalent to coi- (see coition) + -tus suffix of v. action
Related forms
co·i·tal, adjective
co·i·tal·ly, adverb
post·co·i·tal, adjective
post·co·i·tal·ly, adverb
pre·co·i·tal, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| coitus or coition (ˈkəʊɪtəs, kəʊˈɪʃən) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
coitus
"copulation," 1713, scientific L., from coition (1610s) "sexual intercourse" (also in coitu), originally "coming together" (1540s), from L.L. coitionem (nom. coitio), from pp. stem of L. coire, from co- "together" + ire "come, go," from PIE base *ei- "to go." Used in Eng. in general senses of "meeting,
EXPANDuniting," and also of magnetic force, planetary conjunction, etc., before sexual sense came to predominate.
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coitus co·i·tus (kō'ĭ-təs, kō-ē'-)
n.
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina. Also called coition, copulation.
co'i·tal adj.
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