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coition

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō ish′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•i•tion  (kō ish′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinecoitus.
  • Latin coitiōn- (stem of coitiō) a coming together, equivalent. to coi- variant stem of coīre to come together (co- co- + īre to go) + -tiōn- -tion
  • 1535–45
co•i′tion•al, adj. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•i•tus /ˈkoʊɪtəs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Medicinesexual intercourse, esp. between a man and a woman.
co•i•tal /ˈkoʊɪtəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•i•tus  (kō′i təs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinesexual intercourse, esp. between a man and a woman.
  • Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equivalent. to coi- (see coition) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • 1705–15
co′i•tal, adj. 
co′i•tal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coitus /ˈkəʊɪtəs/, coition /kəʊˈɪʃən/ n
  1. technical terms for sexual intercourse
Etymology: 18th Century coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from coīre to meet, from īre to goˈcoital adj
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