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copulation

[ kop-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun
sexual intercourse.
a joining together or coupling.
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Origin of copulation

1350–1400; Middle English copulacion<Latin cōpulātiōn- (stem of copulātio) a binding together. See copulate, -ion
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