coition
Americannoun
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Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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On the Magnetick Coition, and first on the attraction of Amber, or more truly, on the attaching of bodies to Amber.
From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William
From this unnatural Coition sprung the Minotaur, a Monster half Man and half Bull, which was enclosed in a Labyrinth, and afterward destroyed by Theseus.
From The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love by Fielding, Henry
So he truly recognizes no magnetick motion except the Coition toward iron or loadstone, commonly called attraction.
From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William
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