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missionary position
[ mish-uh-ner-ee puh-zish-uhn ]
/ ˈmɪʃ ə nɛr i pəˌzɪʃ ən /
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noun
a face-to-face sex position in which a heterosexual couple lies flat with the male on top, or a same-sex couple lies in a similar, supine-to-prone position.
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Also called mis·sion·ar·y .
Origin of missionary position
First recorded in 1945–50; so called because it was allegedly advocated by Christian missionaries working among Indigenous peoples
Words nearby missionary position
missing mass, missiology, mission, missionary, missionary apostolic, missionary position, Missionary Ridge, mission control, mission creep, missioner, missionize
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British Dictionary definitions for missionary position
missionary position
noun
informal a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman and they are face to face
Word Origin for missionary position
C20: from the belief that missionaries advocated this as the proper position to primitive peoples among whom it was unknown
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