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masturbation

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mas⋅tur⋅ba⋅tion

[mas-ter-bey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, esp. to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
2. the stimulation, by manual or other means exclusive of coitus, of another's genitals, esp. to orgasm.

Origin:
1760–70; masturbate + -ion


mas⋅tur⋅ba⋅tion⋅al, adjective
mas⋅tur⋅ba⋅to⋅ry [mas-ter-buh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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.
mas'tur·ba'tor n.

Masturbation

Mas`tur*ba"tion\, n. [L. masturbatus, p. p. of masturbari to practice onanism: cf. F. masturbation.] Onanism; self-pollution.

masturbation 
1766, from Mod.L. masturbationem, from L. masturbatus, pp. of masturbari, altered (probably by influence of turbare "to stir up") from *manstuprare, from manu, abl. of manus "hand" (see manual) + stuprare "defile" (oneself), from stuprum "defilement, dishonor," related to stupere "to be stunned, stupefied" (see stupid). Earlier Onanism (q.v.). The verb masturbate is first recorded 1857.

Main Entry: mas·tur·ba·tion
Pronunciation: "mas-t&r-'bA-sh&n
Function: noun
: erotic stimulation especially of one's own genitalorgans commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation, occasionally by sexual fantasies, or by variouscombinations of these agencies called also onanism, self-abuse

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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