coition
Sexual intercourseSexual intercourse.
/kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Sexual intercourse.
More definitions
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Origin
From the oblique stem of Latin coitiō.From the oblique stem of Latin coitiō.
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Forms
plural: coitions| Singular | coition |
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uncountable
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur:sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoitussexual congresssexual relationrelation
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcoitional
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable