"nocturnal emission" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nocturnal emissions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nocturnal emission (plural nocturnal emissions)
  1. An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream. Wikipedia link: nocturnal emission Categories (topical): Physiology, Sexuality Synonyms: night emission, nocturnal pollution, wet dream [slang] Translations (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep): ὀνειρωγμός (oneirōgmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), اِحْتِلَام (iḥtilām) [masculine] (Arabic), 夢遺 (Chinese Mandarin), 梦遗 (mèngyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 遺精 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗精 (yíjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), poluce [feminine] (Czech), yöllinen siemensyöksy (Finnish), Pollution [feminine] (German), קרי לילה (Hebrew), pollúció (Hungarian), éjszakai/spontán magömlés (Hungarian), 夢精 (musei) (alt: むせい) (Japanese), 遺精 (isei) (alt: いせい) (Japanese), poliucija [feminine] (Lithuanian), moetoa (Maori), polução noturna [feminine] (Portuguese), polucija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mokri san [slang] (Serbo-Croatian), mokrý sen [slang] (Slovak), polúcia [feminine] (Slovak), mokre sanje [slang] (Slovene), polución nocturna [feminine] (Spanish), emisión nocturna (Spanish), ฝันเปียก (fǎn-bpìiak) (Thai), ihtilam (Turkish), gece boşalması (Turkish), ıslak rüya [slang] (Turkish)

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