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coition

noun

kō-ˈi-shən

Definition of coition

as in sex

sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life

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Recent Examples of coition But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition. — Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020

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After intercourse, the teenager had snapped photos of her naked body on a futon as evidence.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
The two counts of rape Høiby was convicted of did not involve intercourse.

— Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026

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First, there was Green Porno, her series of shorts that launched in 2008 on the Sundance Channel and explored some of the more bizarre mating behaviors in nature.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
The team recently investigated the mating habits of another species, Leiobunum limbatum, which showed quite a different routine.

— Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of mating

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Postwar intellectuals used psychoanalytic ideas in a variety of ways, including to discuss race relations and homosexuality.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2026
Rather, the pivotal transactions, graphed like the peaks and valleys of a volatile stock index, are the relations between men and women.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of relations

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