"coitus" meaning in English

See coitus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/ [UK], /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ [UK], /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ [US], /ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coitus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: coituses [plural], coetus [alternative, hypercorrect, rare], coïtus [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin coitus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|ḱóm}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}}, {{bor|en|la|coitus}} Latin coitus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coitus (countable and uncountable, plural coituses)
  1. (formal, now also humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration. Wikidata QID: Q5873 Tags: also, countable, formal, humorous, uncountable Translations (sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse): συνουσία (sunousía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), λαγνεία (lagneía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), μίξις (míxis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), جِمَاع (jimāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), مُجَامَعَة (mujāmaʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), مُضَاجَعَة (muḍājaʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), coit [masculine] (Catalan), 性交 (xìngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), soulož [feminine] (Czech), koitus [masculine] (Czech), coitus (Danish), samleje [neuter] (Danish), coïtus [masculine] (Dutch), koito (Esperanto), sukupuoliyhdyntä (Finnish), coït [masculine] (French), coito [masculine] (Galician), სექსუალური აქტი (seksualuri akṭi) (Georgian), კოიტუსი (ḳoiṭusi) (Georgian), შეჯვარება (šeǯvareba) (note: of animals) (Georgian), დაწყვილება (dac̣q̇vileba) (note: of animals) (Georgian), Koitus [masculine] (German), Geschlechtsverkehr [masculine] (German), συνουσία (synousía) [feminine] (Greek), בְּעִילָה (be'ilá) [feminine] (Hebrew), मैथुन (maithun) [masculine] (Hindi), szex (Hungarian), közösülés (Hungarian), koito (Ido), koitus (Indonesian), coito [masculine] (Italian), 性交 (seikō) (alt: せいこう) (Japanese), 성교 (seonggyo) (alt: 性交) (Korean), coitus [masculine] (Latin), sueitis [feminine] (Lithuanian), मैथुन (maithun) [neuter] (Marathi), संभोग (sambhog) [masculine] (Marathi), غو (alt: γo) (Pashto), مجامعه (mojâme'e) (Persian), مرزش (morzeš) (Persian), coito [masculine] (Portuguese), coit [neuter] (Romanian), полово́е сноше́ние (polovóje snošénije) [neuter] (Russian), сноше́ние (snošénije) [neuter] (Russian), полово́й акт (polovój akt) [masculine] (Russian), совокупле́ние (sovokuplénije) [neuter] (Russian), ко́итус (kóitus) [masculine] (Russian), koitus (Slovak), súlož (Slovak), sex (Slovak), coito [masculine] (Spanish), coitus (Swedish), samlag [common-gender] (Swedish), hindutan (Tagalog), புணர்ச்சி (puṇarcci) (Tamil), రతి (rati) (Telugu), మైథునము (maithunamu) (Telugu), sự giao cấu (Vietnamese), tính giao (alt: 性交) (Vietnamese), giao cấu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-coitus-en-noun-en:Q5873 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Sex, Sex positions Synonyms: intercourse, congress, aphrodisia [archaic], carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce [obsolete], commixtion [obsolete], congress [dated], conjunction [obsolete], connection, consummation, conversation [archaic], copulation, coupling, intercourse, intimacy, intimate relations, intromission, joining, lovemaking, lustmaking, mating, mounting [usually], pareunia, penetration, relations, sex, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, sexual union, swiving, union, the beast with two backs, the birds and the bees, boom-boom, chesterfield rugby [Canada], horizontal dancing, horizontal hula, horizontal jogging, horizontal mambo, horizontal refreshments, horizontal slam dance, how's your father [UK], love, Netflix and chill, physical love, roll in the hay, Ugandan affairs [UK], Ugandan discussions [UK], action, ass, bang, barney-mugging [US, dated], beef injection, bonking, cuntfuck, fucking, frig, fucky-fucky, hot beef injection, hump, humpa humpa, jig-jig, jiggy-jiggy, lay, legover, meat injection, nookie, old hat [archaic, rare], pipe, plow, plough, poon, poontang, punani, pussy, ride, root, rumpo, rumpy-pumpy, seeing-to, sexy time [humorous], sexy times [humorous], screw, screwing, shag, skin, snu snu [humorous], tang, trim, hanky-panky, funny business, making whoopee, jiggery-pokery, monkey business, fooling about, fooling around, playing around Derived forms: coit, coital, coitally, coitarche, coitize, coitizer, coitophobia, coitus interruptus, coitus obstructus, coitus reservatus, coitus saxonicus, postcoitus, precoitus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "grc",
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          "word": "coitus"
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          "code": "te",
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          "ref": "2006 October 2nd, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, The Big Bang Theory, “Pilot”, screenplay (revised first draft), act one, scene A (page 26)",
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      ],
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          "word": "intercourse"
        },
        {
          "word": "congress"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "carnal knowledge"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "coitus"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "coition"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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            "obsolete"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "commixtion"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "congress"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "connection"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "consummation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "copulation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "coupling"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "intromission"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "joining"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "lovemaking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "lustmaking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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            "for animals"
          ],
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "pareunia"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "relations"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "sex"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "sexual union"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "swiving"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "union"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "the birds and the bees"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "boom-boom"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "Canada"
          ],
          "word": "chesterfield rugby"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal dancing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal hula"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal jogging"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal mambo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal refreshments"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "horizontal slam dance"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "how's your father"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "love"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "Netflix and chill"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "physical love"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "roll in the hay"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "Ugandan affairs"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "action"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "ass"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "bang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "US",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "barney-mugging"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "beef injection"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "bonking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "cuntfuck"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "fucking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "frig"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "fucky-fucky"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "hot beef injection"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "hump"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "humpa humpa"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "jig-jig"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "jiggy-jiggy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "lay"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "legover"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "meat injection"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "nookie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
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            "archaic",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "old hat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "pipe"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "plow"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "plough"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "poon"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "poontang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "punani"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "pussy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "ride"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "root"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "rumpo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "rumpy-pumpy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "seeing-to"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "sexy times"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "screw"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "screwing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "shag"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "skin"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "snu snu"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "trim"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "hanky-panky"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "funny business"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "making whoopee"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "jiggery-pokery"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "monkey business"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "fooling about"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "fooling around"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:copulation",
          "word": "playing around"
        }
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        "countable",
        "formal",
        "humorous",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "Q5873"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "jimāʕ",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جِمَاع"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "mujāmaʕa",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُجَامَعَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "muḍājaʕa",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُضَاجَعَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xìngjiāo",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "性交"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soulož"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "koitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "coitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "samleje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coïtus"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "koito"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "sukupuoliyhdyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coït"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "seksualuri akṭi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "სექსუალური აქტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "ḳoiṭusi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "კოიტუსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "note": "of animals",
      "roman": "šeǯvareba",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "შეჯვარება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "note": "of animals",
      "roman": "dac̣q̇vileba",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "დაწყვილება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Koitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geschlechtsverkehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "synousía",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συνουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "sunousía",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συνουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "lagneía",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λαγνεία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "míxis",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μίξις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "be'ilá",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "בְּעִילָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "maithun",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मैथुन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "szex"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "közösülés"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "koito"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "koitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "seikō",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "性交"
    },
    {
      "alt": "性交",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seonggyo",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "성교"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sueitis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "maithun",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "मैथुन"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "sambhog",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "संभोग"
    },
    {
      "alt": "γo",
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "lang_code": "ps",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "غو"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "mojâme'e",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "مجامعه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "morzeš",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "مرزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "coit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "polovóje snošénije",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "полово́е сноше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "snošénije",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сноше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "polovój akt",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "полово́й акт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "sovokuplénije",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "совокупле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kóitus",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́итус"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "koitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "súlož"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "sex"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "coitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "samlag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "hindutan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "puṇarcci",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "புணர்ச்சி"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "rati",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "రతి"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "maithunamu",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "మైథునము"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "sự giao cấu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "性交",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "tính giao"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse",
      "word": "giao cấu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coitus"
}

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