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Synonyms for copulation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kop-yuh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒp yəˈleɪ ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for copulation
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Définition of copulation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "coupling," from Middle French copulation "mating, copulation" (14c.), from Latin copulationem (nominative copulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of copulare (see copulate). Of the sex act from late 15c., and this became the main sense from 16c.
  • noun coitus
Example sentences :
  • We readily conceive how they appear when left in the female by copulation.
  • Extract from : « New observations on the natural history of bees » by Francis Huber
  • Copulation is accomplished without the hive, and in the air.
  • Extract from : « New observations on the natural history of bees » by Francis Huber
  • Calling a natural process like copulation a sin doesn't make it so.
  • Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
  • Copulation of the mother bee, in l'Apiculteur, 6e anne, 1862.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont
  • No copulation; exterior fecundation of eggs: fish, echinoderms.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont
  • During the period of copulation the bucks fight a good deal.
  • Extract from : « Through the Heart of Patagonia » by H. Hesketh Prichard
  • The Fairies marry not; but there be amongst them Incubi, that have copulation with flesh and bloud.
  • Extract from : « Leviathan » by Thomas Hobbes
  • It is often associated with pouncing and is also seen prior to copulation.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon » by Jon C. Barlow
  • Another cause of natural barrenness, is debility in copulation.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher » by Anonymous
  • This is the law of him that hath the issue of seed, and that is defiled by copulation.
  • Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various
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