noun

copulation

kop-yuh-LAY-shuhn

noun

The act of sexual intercourse or mating.

"The study tracked copulation frequency among the fruit flies."

How to Use Copulation

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe formal, clinical word for mating or sexual intercourse.

When to use it

Used in scientific and medical contexts rather than everyday speech.

copulations plural

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From Latin copulatio, from copulare ("to join, unite").

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