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copulation

American  
[kop-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. sexual intercourse.

  2. a joining together or coupling.

Etymology

Origin of copulation

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

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