copulation
NounSynonyms:
sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationrelationcarnal knowledge
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occurSynonyms: sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationrelationcarnal knowledge
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Copulation \Cop`u*la"tion\, n. [L. copulatio: cf. F. copulation.]
1.The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. [1913 Webster]
Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]
2.The coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition. [1913 Webster]