coition
noun
co·i·tion kō-ˈi-shən 
: coitus
coitional
kō-ˈish-nəl
adjective -ˈi-shə-nᵊl
Synonyms
- coitus
- commerce
- congress
- copulating
- copulation
- coupling
- intercourse
- lovemaking
- mating
- relations
- sex
- sex act
- sexual intercourse
- sexual relations
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Example Sentences
studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life
Recent Examples on the Web Put another way, the three latest Brood X generation map perfectly to milestones in my life cycle: birth, coition, procreation. 
Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021 But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition. Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021 But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition. Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin coitiōn-, coitiō, going back to Latin, "encounter, conspiracy," from coi-, variant stem of coīre "to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse" (from co- co- + īre "to go") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at issue entry 1
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
coition
noun
co·ition kō-ˈish-ən
: coitus
coition
noun
as in intercourse
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life Synonyms & Similar Words
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