coition

[koh-ish-uh n]

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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

Related formsco·i·tion·al, adjective

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In one direction, all life works up to the one supreme moment of coition.
Fantasia of the Unconscious|D. H. Lawrence
The operations performed on females are obviously dictated by considerations of convenience or propriety in coition.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
This leaves only coition and revolution as the basic motions.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King
Coition during pregnancy is unnatural because it necessarily fails of the end of coition, which is procreation.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

She told me coition always hurt her, and she said it made her sick to see her husband nude.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

Word Origin and History for coition

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.

coition

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