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ejaculation

[ ih-jak-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ɪˌdʒæk yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

an abrupt, exclamatory utterance.
the act or process of ejaculating, especially the discharge of semen by the male reproductive organs.

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RELATED WORDS

emanation, climax, emission, copulation, secretion, discharge

Nearby words

eivissa, ej, ejaculate, ejaculatio praecox, ejaculatio precox, ejaculation, ejaculator, ejaculatory, ejaculatory duct, ejaculatory incompetence, eject

Origin of ejaculation

First recorded in 1595–1605; ejaculate + -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for ejaculation

ejaculation

/ (ɪˌdʒækjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

an abrupt emphatic utterance or exclamation
a discharge of semen
Derived Formsejaculatory or ejaculative, adjective
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Word Origin and History for ejaculation

ejaculation

n.

c.1600, of fluids; 1620s, of utterances, from French éjaculation, from éjaculer, from Latin ejaculari (see ejaculate).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for ejaculation

ejaculation

[ ĭ-jăk′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

The act or process of ejaculating.
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Science definitions for ejaculation

ejaculation

[ ĭ-jăk′yə-lā′shən ]

The act of discharging semen from the urethra during orgasm.
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