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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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