coition

[ koh-ish-uh n ]
/ koʊˈɪʃ ən /
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noun

coitus.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM coition

co·i·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby coition

coir, coire, coistrel, coit, coital exanthema, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke
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Words related to coition

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

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