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You think intercourse is a private act; it's not, it's a social act. Men are sexually predatory in life; and women are sexually manipulative. When two individuals come together and leave their gender outside the bedroom door, then they make love.
Andrea Dworkin

Meaning of "intercourse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTERCOURSE

From Medieval Latin intercursus business, from Latin intercurrere to run between, from currere to run.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERCOURSE

intercourse  [ˈɪntəˌkɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERCOURSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intercourse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTERCOURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of intercourse in the English dictionary

The definition of intercourse in the dictionary is communication or exchange between individuals; mutual dealings.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERCOURSE


beltcourse
ˈbɛltˌkɔːs
coarse
kɔːs
concourse
ˈkɒnkɔːs
corse
kɔːs
course
kɔːs
dampcourse
ˈdæmpˌkɔːs
discourse
ˈdɪskɔːs
forecourse
ˈfɔːˌkɔːs
matter-of-course
ˈmætərəvˌkɔːs
midcourse
ˈmɪdˌkɔːs
mini-course
ˈmɪnɪˌkɔːs
multicourse
ˈmʌltɪˌkɔːs
nonintercourse
ˌnɒnˈɪntəˌkɔːs
outercourse
ˈaʊtəˌkɔːs
racecourse
ˈreɪsˌkɔːs
recourse
rɪˈkɔːs
scorse
skɔːs
telecourse
ˈtelɪˌkɔːs
watercourse
ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERCOURSE

intercompare
intercomparison
interconnect
interconnection
interconnector
interconnexion
intercontinental
intercontinental ballistic missile
interconversion
interconvert
intercooled
intercooler
intercorporate
intercorrelate
intercortical
intercostal
intercountry
intercounty
intercouple
intercrater

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERCOURSE

as a matter of course
assault course
Bourse
collision course
correspondence course
crash course
golf course
in due course
lay a course
main course
management course
matter of course
nurse
obstacle course
of course
par for the course
required course
run its course
sexual intercourse
training course
universe of discourse

Synonyms and antonyms of intercourse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERCOURSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intercourse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intercourse

Translation of «intercourse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERCOURSE

Find out the translation of intercourse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intercourse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intercourse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性交
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relaciones
570 millions of speakers

English

intercourse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجماع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intercurso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতিবিধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rapports
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Persetubuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkehr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性交
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sanggama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giao hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடலுறவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परस्परसंबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilişki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapporto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stosunek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

actul sexual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samlag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samleie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intercourse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERCOURSE»

The term «intercourse» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERCOURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intercourse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intercourse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intercourse

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTERCOURSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intercourse.
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Peter Ackroyd
All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a common life; those people who wish to live agreeable lives, and in constant intercourse with one another, will build a city as beautiful as Paris.
2
Louis Agassiz
The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.
3
Anna Letitia Barbauld
The best way for women to acquire knowledge is from conversation with a father, a brother, or a friend, in the way of family intercourse and easy conversation, and by such a course of reading as they may recommend.
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Joseph P. Bradley
The acquisition of an accurate and easy conversation, of some skill in music, and in pure and healthful diversions, are of great benefit in fitting one for social intercourse, in which one of the greatest sources of pleasure is found.
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Georg Brandes
Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none of whom were known to those at home, and the other hours of the twenty-four I spent at home, or with relatives of the people at home, none of whom were known to anybody at school.
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William Ellery Channing
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.
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Carl von Clausewitz
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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Charles Horton Cooley
The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.
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Christopher Dawson
The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms.
10
Andrea Dworkin
You think intercourse is a private act; it's not, it's a social act. Men are sexually predatory in life; and women are sexually manipulative. When two individuals come together and leave their gender outside the bedroom door, then they make love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERCOURSE»

Discover the use of intercourse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intercourse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intercourse
In it, Dworkin argues that in a male supremacist society, sex between men and women constitutes a central part of women's subordination to men. (This argument was quickly-and falsely-simplified to 'all sex is rape' in the public arena, ...
Andrea Dworkin, 1987
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Intercourse: Stories
A collection of short fiction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author offers a revealing look at what goes through a person's mind during sex as he captures the innermost thoughts of such couples as Bonnie and Clyde, Adam and Eve, and Richard ...
Robert Olen Butler, 2008
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Textual Intercourse: Collaboration, Authorship, and ...
Shows how the writing of Renaissance drama was conceptualised in the language of eroticism.
Jeffrey Masten, 1997
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Intercourse
A rush of high-powered, sexy drama, this novel depicts the lives of three women who risk their happiness for truth and are blindsided by their own selfishness as they play with fire.
Jamise L. Dames, 2009
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Hidden Intercourse: Eros and Sexuality in the History of ...
This volume, which brings together an impressive array of top-level specialists, is the first to analyze the eroticism of the esoteric without sensationalism or cheap generalizations, but on the basis of expert scholarship and attention to ...
Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Jeffrey John Kripal, 2008
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Intercourse
Intercourse is a book that moves through the sexed world of dominance and submission.
Andrea Dworkin, 2009
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The Intercourse of Knowledge: On Gendering Desire and ...
This groundbreaking book, which builds on the author's earlier work in "On Gendering Texts," studies how, by what means and to what extent human love, desire and sex, and possibly even 'sexuality', are gendered in the Hebrew Bible.
Athalya Brenner, 1997
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Barbaric Intercourse: Caricature and the Culture of Conduct, ...
Barbaric Intercourse tells the story of a century of social upheaval and the satiric attacks it inspired in leading periodicals in both England and America.
Martha Banta, 2003
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Textual Intercourse: Dating and Relating in a Cellular World
Text messaging is the newest and preferred wave of communication for the younger demographic and the number one application of cell phones. The market is ripe for this relationship guide for texters!
Laura Saba, 2009
10
Intercourse Between India and the Western World
Product Dimensions: 22 cm., 4 plates, map.
H. G. Rawlinson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERCOURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intercourse is used in the context of the following news items.
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A day in the life of a sex therapist | Life and style | The Guardian
They have one child, who is two, but since her birth they have stopped having intercourse. They still engage sexually, but since the difficult ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
67-year-old man facing 27 charges for offences including child sex …
The man faces 27 offences that include seven counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, seven counts of sexual intercourse with a ... «NT News, Jul 15»
3
'Possessed' woman demands sex in minor's presence - NewsDay …
... Nyatsanza that Makichi would sometimes get possessed to the extent of demanding to have sexual intercourse with him throughout the night, ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
4
UPDATE: Modesto man, woman accused in sex abuse case …
Initially, Bush was arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. He was released on $50,000 bail. In the meantime ... «Modesto Bee, Jul 15»
5
Unregistered sex offender found with drugs, gun - The News Journal
The Tier 2 sex offender, who was previously charged with sexual intercourse with a victim less than 16 years old and unlawful sexual contact, ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
6
Adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine more likely to have sex …
Adolescents exposed to cocaine in utero were 2.2 times more likely to engage in sexual intercourse earlier than adolescents unexposed to ... «Healio, Jul 15»
7
Man facing sex charges in Wake and Johnston counties | abc11.com
The warrants allege Hauber molested and had intercourse with a child going back to 2011 when she was just seven. He's now had an ... «WTVD-TV, Jul 15»
8
Ardmore man arrested on charges relating to Internet crimes against …
Hodges discussed various sexual acts he wanted to engage in with the girl, including masturbation, oral and sexual intercourse, the release ... «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»
9
Man accused of raping eight-year-old girl at Berry Springs has been …
The 44-year-old was charged with aggravated assault and sexual intercourse with a child under 16. Defence lawyer Alison Crouch made no ... «NT News, Jul 15»
10
Ciara's New Video Is a Highly Sexual Ode to Celibacy
The dancing is expert quality, as we can generally expect from Ciara, but as a stand-in for intercourse, I am not so sure! So let's all take a ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»

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