copulation
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copulation
- /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”).
noun copulations
- The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. I quite correctly defined logical copulation by means [of] the copula of inclusion.
- Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition. Solomon, who was one of the Deity's favorities, had a copulation cabinet composed of seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines.
Similar: aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, congress, conjunction, connection, consummation, conversation, copulation, coupling, intercourse, intimacy, intimate relations, intromission, joining, lovemaking, lustmaking, mating, mounting, pareunia, penetration, relations, sex, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, sexual union · Opposite: abstinence
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noun
Similar: aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, congress, conjunction, connection, consummation, conversation, copulation, coupling, intercourse, intimacy, intimate relations, intromission, joining, lovemaking, lustmaking, mating, mounting, pareunia, penetration, relations, sex, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, sexual union · Opposite: abstinence
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noun the act of joining
| Español | copulación, cópula |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संयोग sãyog |
| Português | acoplagem, acoplamento, cópula, junção, ligação, união |
| Deutsch | Verbindung |
| Română | unire, împerechere |
| Русский | соедине́ние sojedinénije |
noun the coming together of male and female in sexual intercourse
| Español | coito, copulación, cópula |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 性交 seikō |
| हिन्दी | संभोग sambhog |
| Português | coito, cópula |
| Français | copulation |
| Deutsch | Koitus, Kopulation, Beischlaf, Akt, Begattung, Paarung |
| Ελληνικά | συνουσία synousía |
| Română | copulație, împerechere |
| Русский | сноше́ние snošénije, совокупле́ние sovokuplénije, копуля́ция kopuljácija, ко́итус kóitus |
| Tiếng Việt | giao phối |
| العربية | مُضَاجَعَة muḍājaʕa, جِمَاع jimāʕ, سفاد |
Talk about this word "copulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/copulation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. copulation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/copulation "copulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/copulation.Cite this
@misc{copulation_2026,
title = {copulation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copulation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
