coition

[ koh-ish-uhn ]

/ koʊˈɪʃ ən /

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noun

coitus; sexual intercourse.

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Origin of coition

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin coitiōn- (stem of coitiō ) “a coming together,” equivalent to coi-, variant stem of coīre “to come together” (co- “together, with” + īre “to go”) + -tiōn- noun suffix; see co-, -tion

OTHER WORDS FROM coition

co·i·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby coition

Coire, coistrel, coit, coital, coital exanthema, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke

How to use coition in a sentence

It is the ready or difficult coition or union of bodies in composition, or simple juxtaposition.
Novum Organum|Francis Bacon
And so of late time was Paracelsus, who did undertake to prescribe a way for the generation of a man without coition.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
Fecundity they set forth by a Goat, because but seven daies old, it beginneth to use coition.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne
It shows on the right a man and woman, representing the sun and moon, in the act of coition, standing up to the thighs in a lake.
Bygone Beliefs|H. Stanley Redgrove

Magnetic coition, unlike electric attraction, cannot be screened.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King