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forepleasure

American  
[fawr-plezh-er, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌplɛʒ ər, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.

Etymology

Origin of forepleasure

1905–10; fore- + pleasure, as translation of German Vorlust

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