sexual relations

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noun (used with a plural verb)

sexual intercourse; coitus.

any sexual activity between individuals.

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RELATED WORDS

copulation, intercourse, intimacy, lovemaking, cohabitation, coitus, mating, nookie, relations

Nearby words

sexual generation, sexual harassment, sexual infantilism, sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, sexual relations, sexual reproduction, sexual revolution, sexual selection, sexuality, sexualization

Origin of sexual relations

First recorded in 1945–50

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