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Definition of orgasm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

orgasm

noun

/ˈɔːɡæzəm/

/ˈɔːrɡæzəm/

[uncountable, countable]

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the moment during sexual activity when feelings of sexual pleasure are at their strongest
- to achieve/reach orgasm
- to have an orgasm
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adjective
- female
- male
- multiple
- …
verb + orgasm
- achieve
- have
- reach
- …
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French orgasme, or from modern Latin orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos, from organ ‘swell or be excited’.

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