"masturbation" meaning in English

See masturbation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ [UK], /ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-masturbation.wav [UK] Forms: masturbation [singular], masturbations [plural]
enPR: măs'tərbāʹshən [US] Etymology: masturbate + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|masturbate|ation}} masturbate + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Masturbation is the act of masturbating.
    Sense id: simple-masturbation-en-noun-4Jcc5PaO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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