Definition of coitus
: physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements : sexual intercourse 1 — compare orgasm
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Examples of coitus in a Sentence
the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs
Recent Examples of coitus from the Web
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Every July 19, for Brent’s birthday, Miko buys a progressively outrageous erotic cake that usually depicts the couple in some form of coitus.
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A femme fatale will even break off an active mating session to turn around and wolf down her paramour, mid-coitus.
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Making onscreen sex play like something we haven't seen a million times already is always risky (just ask Abdellatif Kechiche, the maestro behind the spank-heavy bouts of coitus in 2013 Palme d'Or winner Blue is the Warmest Color).
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Love history boasts two key fatalities: 1) the hot young Turk whose coitus was interrupted in the most permanent way; 2) the beloved first husband (and sorta cousin) who met his demise in a car crash.
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Origin and Etymology of coitus
borrowed from Latin, “meeting, encounter, act of sexual intercourse,” from coi-, variant stem of coīre “to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse” + -tus, suffix of verbal action — more at coition
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