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co⋅i⋅tus

  [koh-i-tuhs]
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–noun
sexual intercourse, esp. between a man and a woman.
Origin:
1705–15; < L: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equiv. to coi- (see coition ) + -tus suffix of v. action

Related forms:
co⋅i⋅tal, adjective
co⋅i⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

coitus 
"copulation," 1713, scientific L., from coition (1615) "sexual intercourse" (also in coitu), originally "coming together" (1541), from L.L. coitionem (nom. coitio), from pp. stem of L. coire, from co- "together" + ire "come, go." Used in Eng. in general senses of "meeting, uniting," and also of magnetic force, planetary conjunction, etc., before sexual sense came to predominate. Coitus interruptus coined 1900 by Havelock Ellis.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: co·itus
Pronunciation: 'kO-&t-&s, kO-'Et-
Function: noun
: physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmicmovements leading to the ejaculation of semen from the penis into the female reproductive tract; also : INTERCOURSE2 —compare ORGASM —co·ital /-&t-&l, -'Et-/ adjective —co·ital·ly /-&l-E/ adverb

Main Entry: post·co·i·tal
Pronunciation: -'kO-&t-&l, -kO-'Et-&l
Function: adjective
: occurring,existing, or being administered after coitus postcoital contraceptive> —post·co·ital·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
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coitus co·i·tus (kō'ĭ-təs, kō-ē'-)
n.
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina. Also called coition, copulation.

co'i·tal adj.

postcoital post·co·i·tal (pōst-kō'ĭ-tl, -kō-ēt'l)
adj.
Following coitus.

post·co'i·tal·ly adv.

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