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    sexual intercourse

    noun

    • 1. sexual contact between individuals involving penetration, especially the insertion of a man's erect penis into a woman's vagina, typically culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen.

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  3. www.britannica.com › science › sexual-intercourseSexual intercourse | Description & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 16, 2024 · sexual intercourse, reproductive act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals) enters the female reproductive tract. If the reproductive act is complete, sperm cells are passed from the male body into the female, in the process fertilizing the female’s egg and forming a new organism.

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  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sexual-intercourseSEXUAL INTERCOURSE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    a sex act that involves penetration of one person’s vagina, anus, or mouth by another person for the sexual gratification of one or both parties.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sexualSexual intercourse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SEXUAL INTERCOURSE is heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by the penis : coitus.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsexual intercourse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

    noun. /ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntəkɔːs/ /ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntərkɔːrs/ (also intercourse) [uncountable] (formal) the physical activity of sex. This term is usually used to refer to sex in which a man puts his penis inside a woman’s vagina. synonym coitus. He denied having had sexual intercourse with her. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › sexual-intercourseDefinition of 'sexual intercourse' - Collins Online Dictionary

    sexual intercourse in British English. noun. the act carried out for procreation or for pleasure in which, typically, the insertion of the male's erect penis into the female's vagina is followed by rhythmic thrusting usually culminating in orgasm; copulation; coitus. Related adjective: venereal.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › sexual-intercourseSEXUAL INTERCOURSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / ˌsek.ʃʊəl ˈɪn.tə.kɔːs / us / ˌsek.sjʊəl ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.kɔːrs /. Add to word list. the act of having sex: He denied that sexual intercourse had taken place. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  9. www.britannica.com › summary › sexual-intercoursesexual intercourse summary | Britannica

    sexual intercourse, or coitus or copulation, Act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract (see reproductive system). Various sexual activities (foreplay) lead to physiological changes that progress to orgasm (climax) and resolution (see sexual response).