Definitions

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  • noun first sexual intercourse

Etymologies

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From Latin coitus ("sexual intercourse") + Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arche, "beginning").

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Examples

  • A background of stagnant tourism-dependent economies, early coitarche, high numbers of sexual partners for both sexes, high rates of sexually transmitted diseases, stigmatization and discrimination against sexual minorities are some of the many factors driving the Caribbean HIV-1 epidemic

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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