amplexation

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amplexation

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From Latin amplexāt-, past participial stem of amplexor (“to embrace”), + -ion.

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obsolete, rare An embrace. The angels were bright and glorious; thy appearance was homely, thy habit mean: yet, when she heard thy voice, she turns her back upon the angels, and salutes thee with a Rabboni; and falls down before thee, in a desire of an humble amplexation of those Sacred Feet, which she now rejoices to see pas
dated, uncommon The act of (forming the grip of) amplexus. Amplexation of 'Pelodytes punctatus' […] Nevertheless, within certain limits, the species of a genus agree in their mode of amplexation; only a too strict taxonomy cannot be applied.
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@misc{amplexation_2026,
  title = {amplexation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amplexation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}