coitus
[ koh-i-tuh s ]
/ ˈkoʊ ɪ təs /
noun
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
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Origin of coitus
1705–15; < Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equivalent to coi- (see coition) + -tus suffix of v. action
OTHER WORDS FROM coitus
Words nearby coitus
coire, coistrel, coit, coital exanthema, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke, coke oven
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Example sentences from the Web for coitus
This I later practised in Coitus prolongatus—giving the partner time to come up.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock EllisCoitus reservatus was erected into a principle in the Oneida community.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock EllisCoitus now began to be much more pleasurable for him, but to his wife still attended with pain.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock EllisCoitus, though incomplete, took place some seven times on this first night.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for coitus
Derived forms of coitus
coital, adjectiveWord Origin for coitus
C18 coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from coīre to meet, from īre to go
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Medical definitions for coitus
coitus
[ kō′ĭ-təs, kō-ē′- ]
n.
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.coition copulation
Other words from coitus
co′i•tal adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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