contrectation
contrectation noun: the initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay.
Noun
contrectation (countable and uncountable, plural contrectations)
- The initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay.
- Most animals have no desire for contrectation. In man the impulse of contrectation is the more important.1915, Bernard Simon Talmey, Love, a Treatise on the Science of Sex-attraction, page 107
- Not to spoil his pleasure she allowed him the most intimate contrectations, stopping short only at cunnilingus.1916, American journal of urology and sexology, volume 12, page 165
- A touching or handling; manipulation.
contrectation meaning in Tamil
contrectation in Tamil
- பாலுறவு முன் விளையாட்டு, மாற்றுபாலரிடம் பாலுறவு முன் செயல்
Forms of contrectation
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Origin of contrectation
Learned borrowing from Latin contrectātio, from contrectō (“to touch”).
Questions about contrectation
- What does contrectation mean?
- Contrectation means the initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay.
- What is contrectation in Tamil?
- Contrectation in Tamil is பாலுறவு முன் விளையாட்டு, மாற்றுபாலரிடம் பாலுறவு முன் செயல். See Contrectation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contrectation?
- Contrectation is a noun.
- What is the plural of contrectation?
- The plural of contrectation is contrectations.
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