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coitus interruptus

UK/ˈkəʊ̯.ɪtəs ˌɪntəˈrʌptəs//ˈkɔɪ̯.təs ˌɪntəˈrʌptəs/

coitus interruptus noun: sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.

Noun

coitus interruptus (uncountable)

  1. sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation
    • There can be no doubt, as maintained by Peyer, that the results of coitus interruptus are variable, and that very many practice it without experiencing bad results.1897, Robert W. Taylor, A Practical Treatise on Sexual Disorders of the Male and Female, New York; Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., pages 349–350
    • Yet in the event, population continued to grow – even though signs began to appear that coitus interruptus was beginning to be used systematically to reduce family size.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 351

coitus interruptus meaning in Tamil and Telugu

coitus interruptus in Tamil

விலகல்முறைக் கருத்தடை

coitus interruptus in Telugu

sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
అస్ఖలిత మైథునం askhalita maithunaṁ

Origin of coitus interruptus

Borrowed from the German Coitus interruptus, a Latinism of Coitus (the then standard spelling of Koitus) and interruptus (Latin for “interrupted”) in 1886, a year after its German coining. Its antonym, coitus reservatus, was borrowed four years later, in 1890, despite having been coined five years before it, in 1880, in German.

Questions about coitus interruptus

What does coitus interruptus mean?
Coitus interruptus means sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.
What is coitus interruptus in Tamil?
Coitus interruptus in Tamil is விலகல்முறைக் கருத்தடை. See Coitus interruptus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coitus interruptus?
Coitus interruptus is a noun.
How do you pronounce coitus interruptus?
Coitus interruptus is pronounced /ˈkəʊ̯.ɪtəs ˌɪntəˈrʌptəs/ (UK).

Words near coitus interruptus in the dictionary

  1. coitizing
  2. coitophobia
  3. coitophobic
  4. coits
  5. coitus
  6. coitus interruptus
  7. coitus obstructus
  8. coitus reservatus
  9. coitus saxonicus
  10. coituses
  11. Coity

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