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Definition of copulation in English: copulationnoun ˌkɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n mass nounSexual intercourse. males may seek copulation with the breeding female Example sentencesExamples - Due to a purely biological function, a tigress in oestrus goes through an intensive mating cycle that requires, as research indicates, copulation every 15 minutes resulting in 50 or 60 encounters over a couple of days.
- Same-sex copulation and bonding are common in hundreds of species, from bonobo apes to gulls.
- Some religious tenets and social conventions ban copulation between unmarried couples or limit coitus to certain postures or positions.
- According to law you've got to disclose such a fact prior to copulation.
- In the laboratory, golden egg bugs copulate repeatedly, with copulations often lasting [greater than] 10 hours.
Synonyms sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sexual relations, sexual/vaginal/anal penetration mating, coupling, breeding informal nooky British informal bonking, rumpy pumpy, a bit of the other, how's your father South African informal pata-pata vulgar slang screwing, fucking British vulgar slang shagging formal coitus, coition, fornication archaic carnal knowledge, congress, commerce Definition of copulation in US English: copulationnounˌkäpyəˈlāSH(ə)nˌkɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n Sexual intercourse. males may seek copulation with the breeding female Example sentencesExamples - Some religious tenets and social conventions ban copulation between unmarried couples or limit coitus to certain postures or positions.
- Due to a purely biological function, a tigress in oestrus goes through an intensive mating cycle that requires, as research indicates, copulation every 15 minutes resulting in 50 or 60 encounters over a couple of days.
- In the laboratory, golden egg bugs copulate repeatedly, with copulations often lasting [greater than] 10 hours.
- Same-sex copulation and bonding are common in hundreds of species, from bonobo apes to gulls.
- According to law you've got to disclose such a fact prior to copulation.
Synonyms sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sexual relations, anal penetration, sexual penetration, vaginal penetration |