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Copulation
/kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
📖 Definitions of "Copulation"
noun
- 1
The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
- 2
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.
🔄 Synonyms of "Copulation"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| relationnoun | The manner in which two things may be associated. |
| coitusnoun | (formal, now also humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile–vaginal penetration. |
| sexual intercoursenoun | Sexual interaction, usually involving vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, between at least two organisms. |
| coitionnoun | Sexual intercourse. |
| sexual congressnoun | (idiomatic) sexual intercourse |
| sexual relationnoun | (idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) Behaviour of a sexual nature between one or more individuals. |
| sex actnoun | Synonym of sexual act. |
| carnal knowledgenoun | (archaic or law) Sexual intercourse. |
| congressnoun | (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. |
| intercoursenoun | Sexual intercourse usually involving humans. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Copulation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intercoursenoun | Sexual intercourse usually involving humans. |
| coitionnoun | Sexual intercourse. |
| carnal knowledgenoun | (archaic or law) Sexual intercourse. |
| sexual congressnoun | (idiomatic) sexual intercourse |
| sex actnoun | Synonym of sexual act. |
| sexual intercoursenoun | Sexual interaction, usually involving vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, between at least two organisms. |
| coitusnoun | (formal, now also humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile–vaginal penetration. |
| sexual relationnoun | (idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) Behaviour of a sexual nature between one or more individuals. |
| relationnoun | The manner in which two things may be associated. |
| congressnoun | (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. |
| couplingnoun | The act of joining together to form a couple. |
| matingnoun | (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation. |
| pairingnoun | The combination or union of two things. |
| breedingnoun | Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. |
| heterogamic | Of or relating to heterogamy. |
| spawningnoun | The process by which something spawns. |
| matenoun | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| subagitationnoun | — |
| couplementnoun | (obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair |
| conjugationnoun | (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take. |
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