Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coition

/kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: coition
IPA: /kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sexual intercourse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"their coition is made by supersaliency, like that of horses, as we are informed by some who have beheld them in that act"
"A mare put to a stallion fell dead at the end of coition."
"Sex without the consummating act of coition is never quite sex, in human relationships: just as a eunuch is never quite a man."
"All sages and physicians agree in saying that the ills which afflict man originate with the abuse of coition."

Etymology

From the oblique stem of Latin coitiō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: coitiō

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

coitions (plural)

Derived Forms

coitional

Synonyms

coitus sexual intercourse intercourse sex act copulation sexual congress sexual relation relation carnal knowledge

Questions

How do you pronounce coition?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does coition mean?: Sexual intercourse.
Where does coition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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