"contrectation" meaning in All languages combined

See contrectation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contrectations [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin contrectātio, from contrectō (“to touch”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|contrectātio}} Learned borrowing from Latin contrectātio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contrectation (countable and uncountable, plural contrectations)
  1. (medicine, law) The initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Medicine
    Sense id: en-contrectation-en-noun-UispjSTM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Topics: law, medicine, sciences
  2. (obsolete) A touching or handling; manipulation. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-contrectation-en-noun-krFJhT6v

Inflected forms

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