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o⋅nan⋅ism

  [oh-nuh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
1. withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
2. masturbation.
Origin:
1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38:9); see -ism

Related forms:
o⋅nan⋅ist, noun
o⋅nan⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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o·nan·ism   (ō'nə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Masturbation.

  2. Coitus interruptus.


[After Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9).]
o'nan·ist n., o'nan·is'tic adj.
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Word Origin & History

onanism 
"masturbation," 1727, from Onan, son of Judah (Gen. xxxviii.9), who spilled his seed on the ground rather than impregnate his dead brother's wife: "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother." Somehow this was twisted by prudes into a prohibition of masturbation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: onan·ism
Pronunciation: 'O-n&-"niz-&m
Function: noun
1 : MASTURBATION
2 : COITUS INTERRUPTUS —onan·is·tic /"O-n&-'nis-tik/ adjective
Onan /'O-n&n/, Biblical character. In the Book of Genesis Onan was commanded by his father to impregnate the widow of hisslain brother and to raise the offspring of the union. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan engaged in coitus interruptus.

Main Entry: onan·ist
Pronunciation: 'O-n&-n&st
Function: noun
: an individual that practices onanism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

onanism o·nan·ism (ō'nə-nĭz'əm)
n.

  1. See coitus interruptus.

  2. Masturbation.

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