contrectation

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contrectation

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Learned borrowing from Latin contrectātio, from contrectō (“to touch”).

noun contrectations

countable, uncountable The initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay. Most animals have no desire for contrectation. In man the impulse of contrectation is the more important.
countable, obsolete, uncountable A touching or handling; manipulation.

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@misc{contrectation_2026,
  title = {contrectation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contrectation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}