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coitus interruptus

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Sexual intercourse deliberately interrupted by withdrawal of the penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation.

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  • noun Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.

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  • noun a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin : Latin coitus, coitus + Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to interrupt.]

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From Latin coitus ("sexual intercourse") + interruptus ("interrupted, cut short"), the present participle of interrumpo ("to interrupt, to cut short").

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