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Definition of coitus interruptus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coitus interruptus

noun

/ˌkɔɪtəs ɪntəˈrʌptəs/,

/ˌkəʊɪtəs ɪntəˈrʌptəs/

/ˌkəʊɪtəs ɪntəˈrʌptəs/

[uncountable]

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an act of sexual intercourse in which the man removes his penis from the woman’s body before he ejaculates, in order to prevent the woman from becoming pregnant
Word Originfrom coitus + Latin interruptus ‘interrupted’.

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