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If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the American political system began to take notice.
Michael Kinsley

Meaning of "sexual intercourse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sexual 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 SEXUAL INTERCOURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, or coitus or copulation, is chiefly the insertion and thrusting of a male's penis, usually when erect, into a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction; also known as vaginal intercourse or vaginal sex.[3][4][5][6] Other forms of penetrative sexual intercourse include penetration of the anus by the penis, penetration of the mouth by the penis or oral penetration of the vulva or vagina, sexual penetration by the fingers, and penetration by use of a strap-on dildo.[7][8][9] These activities involve physical intimacy between two or more individuals and are usually used among humans solely for physical or emotional pleasure and commonly contribute to human bonding.[7][10] A variety of views concern what constitutes sexual intercourse or other sexual activity,[11][12] which can also impact views on sexual health.[13] Although the term sexual intercourse, particularly the variant coitus, most commonly denotes penile-vaginal penetration and the possibility of creating offspring, [3][5][6][14] it also commonly denotes penetrative oral sex and particularly penile-anal sex.

Definition of sexual intercourse in the English dictionary

The definition of sexual intercourse in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

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sexual equality
sexual harassment
sexual health
sexual orientation
sexual politics
sexual preference
sexual reproduction
sexual selection
sexual services
sexual spore
sexual stereotyping
sexualisation
sexualise
sexualism
sexualist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

as a matter of course
Bourse
concourse
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discourse
golf course
in due course
intercourse
lay a course
main course
matter of course
matter-of-course
nurse
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par for the course
racecourse
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required course
run its course
training course

Synonyms and antonyms of sexual intercourse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE»

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

Translation of «sexual intercourse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Find out the translation of sexual intercourse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sexual 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 «sexual intercourse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性交
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relaciones sexuales
570 millions of speakers

English

sexual intercourse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِماع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половое сношение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relação sexual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌন সংসর্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rapports sexuels
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hubungan seksual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschlechtsverkehr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性交
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hubungan seksual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giao hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலியல் உறவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cinsel ilişki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapporto sessuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stosunek płciowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

статевий акт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

act sexual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεξουαλική επαφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seksuele 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 sexual intercourse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE»

The term «sexual intercourse» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sexual intercourse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sexual 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 sexual intercourse

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2 QUOTES WITH «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sexual intercourse.
1
Michael Kinsley
If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the American political system began to take notice.
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Bertrand Russell
Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE»

Discover the use of sexual intercourse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sexual intercourse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intercourse
The book that Andrea DworkinOCOs best known for-in which she provoked the argument that ultimately split apart the feminist movement-is being reissued for the young women and men of the twenty-first century"
Andrea Dworkin, 1987
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Risky Sexual Intercourse on Entertainment Television: ...
Applying social cognitive theory to this realm of media effects would suggest that a diet of programs where acts of sexual intercourse occur frequently and primarily elicit happiness for those involved could in fact disinhibit viewers so that they ...
Keli Lynn Finnerty, 2007
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Lectures on Venereal and Other Diseases Arising from Sexual ...
Delivered in the Summer of 1847, at the Hôpital Du Midi, Paris - Ph Ricord. 616.95 Ricord,P _VR5418 Lectures on venereal tD58 and other diseases ' arising from sexual intercourse ... F §' #3—
Ph Ricord, 1849
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Indonesian Syariah: Defining a National School of Islamic Law
The Kelantan Code The MMI Code Clause 10 Zina 1 Zina is an offence which consists of sexual intercourse between a man and a woman who are not married to each other and such intercourse does not come within the meaning of 'wati ...
M. B. Hooker, 2008
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Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and ...
CHAPTER 1 FACTORS AFFECTING INITIATION OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE Sandra L. Hofferth INTRODUCTION The initiation of sexual intercourse is an important topic in the study and prediction of fertility. In their theoretical analysis of ...
‎1987
6
Breaking the Abortion Deadlock : From Choice to Consent: ...
quent to sexual intercourse that occurs "during a six-day period ending on the day of ovulation."45 What this means is that for all but six days of a woman's ovulatory cycle, the probability is zero that conception will follow sexual intercourse.
Eileen McDonagh Associate Professor of Political Science Northeastern University, 1996
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Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology of Material ...
SOME SPECULATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" DURING THE "LONG EIGHTEENTH CENTURY" IN ENGLAND HENRY ABELOVE My purpose in this paper is simple. I intend to try to deduce, from the mathematically ...
Margaret M. Lock, Judith Farquhar, 2007
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The Nature of Sexual Desire
Thus, for example, Menaker (1979) gives the case of a man whose idea of sexual intercourse inevitably carried with it the meaning that the male was being " serviced" by the female. Moreover, this meaning was so powerful for him and filled ...
James Giles, 2008
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Forensic Nursing
Jones, Dunnick, and Rossman (2003) compared the types and locations of ano- genital injuries occurring in adolescent females (13-17 years old) after consensual and nonconsensual sexual intercourse. The researchers conducted a ...
Kelly M. Pyrek, 2006
10
The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships ...
Gender and race differences in experience of intercourse show that slightly more high school males than females have had sexual intercourse and that African Americans are more likely than Hispanics or whites to have had sexual intercourse ...
Bryan Strong, Christine DeVault, Theodore Cohen, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEXUAL INTERCOURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sexual intercourse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bill Cosby Paid Women After Sex, Tried to Hide Payments From Wife …
Bill Cosby said he had sexual relationships with at least five women and tried ... The Times said: “To him, he said, the act of sexual intercourse 'is something that ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
2
Gary Glitter Convicted Of Attempted Rape, Indecent Assault And …
The former glam rock singer was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl ... «Huffington Post UK, Feb 15»
3
Question for the court: What is sexual intercourse?
A defense lawyer told the court Wednesday that Florida's laws have always used the term to describe traditional sex between a man and a woman, and not any ... «New York Post, Feb 15»
4
Man denies sexual intercourse with a Shetland pony
A man from Doncaster accused of having sex with a Shetland pony told detectives he was not sexually interested in animals, a court has heard. Alan Barnfield ... «ITV News, Jan 15»
5
Teacher Accused Of Having 'Deviant Sexual Intercourse' With Her …
Al.com reports that Jessica Acker, 23, was arrested on Friday and charged with engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
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Positions Are Key When Sex Causes Back Pain
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Guided by movements of couples engaged in sexual intercourse, a new report suggests that alternatives to ... «WebMD, Sep 14»
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Study: Middle Schoolers Who Sext Are More Likely to Report Sexual
... a sext were six times more likely to report being sexually active, and those who ... access to a text-capable phone said they had ever had sexual intercourse. «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 14»
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Pre-marital sex 'immoral', not always rape, says judge
New Delhi: Pre-marital sex is "immoral" and against the "tenets of every religion", a Delhi court has said while holding that every act of sexual intercourse ... «NDTV, Jan 14»
9
Teens Who Don't Have Sex Still at Risk for HPV Infection
Even girls who have not had sexual intercourse are at risk for infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study shows. In the study, which involved teen ... «LiveScience.com, Aug 12»
10
Effect of Sexual Behavior on School Achievement
Newswise — The context in which adolescent sexual activity occurs can substantially moderate the negative relationship between sexual intercourse and ... «Newswise, Aug 10»

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