coition

[koh-ish-uhn]

noun

1. coitus; sexual intercourse.

Other Word Forms

• coitional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coition¹

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; co-, -tion

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