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fel⋅la⋅ti⋅o

[fuh-ley-shee-oh, -lah-tee-oh, fe-]
–noun
oral stimulation of the penis, esp. to orgasm.
Also, fel⋅la⋅tion [fuh-ley-shuhn, fe-] .


Origin:
1885–90; < NL fellātiō, equiv. to L fel(l)āt(us) (ptp. of fel(l)āre to suck) + -iō -ion
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fel·la·ti·o   (fə-lā'shē-ō', -shō', fě-)   
n.  Oral stimulation of the penis.

[New Latin, from Latin fellātus, past participle of fellāre, to suck; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

fellatio 
1887, from L. fellatus, pp. of fellare "to suck," from PIE base *dhe- (see fecund). The sexual partner performing fellatio is a fellator; if female, a fellatrice or fellatrix.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fel·la·tio
Pronunciation: f&-'lA-shE-"O, fe-, -'lät-E-
Variant: also fel·la·tion /-'lA-sh&n/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tios also -tions
: oral stimulation of the penis —fel·la·tory /'fel-&-"tor-E/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

fellatio fel·la·ti·o (fə-lā'shē-ō', fě-)
n.
Oral stimulation of the penis.

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