coition

[koh-ish-uh n]

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noun

Origin of coition

1535–45; < Latin coitiōn- (stem of coitiō) a coming together, equivalent to coi- variant stem of coīre to come together (co- co- + īre to go) + -tiōn- -tion

Related formsco·i·tion·al, adjective

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Related Words for coition

intimacy, copulation, kissing, intercourse, mating, sexuality, procreation, fornication, sex, coitus, coition, relations, dalliance, foreplay, courtship, courting, fondling, sensuality, generation

Examples from the Web for coition

Historical Examples of coition

That is to say, the act of coition is the essential clue to sex.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
D. H. Lawrence
All the animals in Paradise enjoyed the sensual passion of coition.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
D. H. Lawrence
This leaves only coition and revolution as the basic motions.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors
W. James King
Instead of an agent and a patient in coition, one has "conactus."
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors
W. James King
Enoch was conveyed, who was begotten by coition, and who begot by coition.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
lfric

Word Origin and History for coition

1540s, "going together, coming together," from Late Latin coitionem (nominative coitio), noun of action from coitus, past participle of coire "to go together, come together" (see coitus). Meaning "sexual copulation" is attested in English from 1610s.