- Coition
- Coition Co*i"tion, n. [L. coitio, fr. coire to come together; co- + ire to go.] A coming together; sexual intercourse; copulation. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
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Coition
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coition — 1540s, going together, coming together, from L.L. coitionem (nom. coitio), noun of action from coitus, pp. of coire to go together, come together (see COITUS (Cf. coitus)). Meaning sexual copulation is attested in English from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
coition — [kō ish′ən] n. [L coitio < coitus, pp. of coire < co , CO + ire, to go: see EXIT] sexual intercourse … English World dictionary
coition — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin coition , coitio a coming together, from coire to come together, from co + ire to go more at issue Date: 1615 coitus • coitional adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
coition — coitional, adj. /koh ish euhn/, n. coitus. [1535 45; < L coition (s. of coitio) a coming together, equiv. to coi var. s. of coire to come together (co CO + ire to go) + tion TION] * * * … Universalium
coition — copulation It started by meaning mutual attraction, as of planets: While Titian was mixing rose madder His model sat poised on a ladder. Her position, to Titian, suggested coition So he nipped up the ladder and had her. (old … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
coition — Ai, ei; panipani (vulgar); pulupulu. ♦ Spirit who brought dreams of coition, Kaha ula … English-Hawaiian dictionary
coition — См. coitus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
coition — noun /kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/ Sexual intercourse … Wiktionary
coition — SYN: coitus. [L. co eo, pp. itus, to come together] * * * co·ition kō ish ən n COITUS co·ition·al ish nəl, ən əl adj * * * co·i·tion (ko ishґən) coitus … Medical dictionary
coition — co·i·tion || kəʊ ɪʃn n. copulation, sexual intercourse, coupling … English contemporary dictionary
