sexual relations

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noun (used with a plural verb)

sexual intercourse; coitus.

any sexual activity between individuals.

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Words related to sexual relations

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

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Origin of sexual relations

First recorded in 1945–50

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