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noun
1.
the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
2.
the stimulation, by manual or other means exclusive of coitus, of another's genitals, especially to orgasm.
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mas·tur·ba·tion·al, adjective
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masturbation
1766, from Mod.L. masturbationem, from L. masturbatus, pp. of masturbari. The long-standing speculation is that this is altered (probably by influence of turbare "to stir up") from *manstuprare, from manu, abl. of manus "hand" (see manual) + stuprare "defile" (oneself),
EXPAND from stuprum "defilement, dishonor," related to stupere "to be stunned, stupefied" (see stupid). But perhaps the first element represents an unattested *mazdo- "penis." An earlier technical word for this was Onanism (q.v.).
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masturbation mas·tur·ba·tion (mās'tər-bā'shən)
n.
Excitation of one's own or another's genital organs, usually to orgasm, by manual contact or means other than sexual intercourse.
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