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sexual intercourse

noun

: sexual activity between two people; especially : sexual activity in which a man puts his penis into the vagina of a woman

Full Definition of SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

: heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by the penis : coitus

: intercourse (as anal or oral intercourse) that does not involve penetration of the vagina by the penis

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Synonyms: coition, coitus, commerce, congress, copulating, copulation, coupling, intercourse, lovemaking, mating, relations, sex, sex act, sexual relations, getting it on, making love

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noun

: heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by the penis : coitus

: intercourse (as anal or oral intercourse) that does not involve penetration of the vagina by the penis

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