coition
[koh-ish-uh n]
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Origin of coition
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Historical Examples
That is to say, the act of coition is the essential clue to sex.
Fantasia of the UnconsciousD. H. Lawrence
All the animals in Paradise enjoyed the sensual passion of coition.
Fantasia of the UnconsciousD. H. Lawrence
This leaves only coition and revolution as the basic motions.
Instead of an agent and a patient in coition, one has "conactus."
Enoch was conveyed, who was begotten by coition, and who begot by coition.
Word Origin and History for coition
n.
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.
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