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cop⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [kop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. sexual intercourse.
2. a joining together or coupling.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME copulacion < L cōpulātiōn- (s. of copulātio) a binding together. See copulate, -ion
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cop·u·late   (kŏp'yə-lāt')   
intr.v.   cop·u·lat·ed, cop·u·lat·ing, cop·u·lates
To engage in coitus or sexual intercourse.
adj.   (-lĭt)
Coupled; joined.

[Latin cōpulāre, cōpulāt-, to join together, from cōpula, link.]
cop'u·la'tion n., cop'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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copulation cop·u·la·tion (kŏp'yə-lā'shən)
n.

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

  2. See coitus.

cop'u·late' v.

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