coition

[ koh-ish-uhn ]

/ koʊˈɪʃ ən /

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noun

coitus; sexual intercourse.

Origin of coition

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin coitiōn- (stem of coitiō ) “a coming together,” equivalent to coi-, variant stem of coīre “to come together” (co- “together, with” + īre “to go”) + -tiōn- noun suffix; see co-, -tion

OTHER WORDS FROM coition

co·i·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby coition

coir, Coire, coistrel, coit, coital exanthema, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke

Example sentences from the Web for coition

In one direction, all life works up to the one supreme moment of coition.
Fantasia of the Unconscious|D. H. Lawrence
The operations performed on females are obviously dictated by considerations of convenience or propriety in coition.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
This leaves only coition and revolution as the basic motions.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King
Coition during pregnancy is unnatural because it necessarily fails of the end of coition, which is procreation.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

She told me coition always hurt her, and she said it made her sick to see her husband nude.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis