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Definition of sexual intercourse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sexual intercourse

noun
 
/ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntəkɔːs/
 
/ˌsekʃuəl ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
(also intercourse)
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the physical activity of sex. This term is usually used to refer to sex in which a man puts his penis inside a woman’s vagina. synonym coitus
    • He denied having had sexual intercourse with her.
    Extra Examples
    • Rape is committed where sexual intercourse takes place without consent.
    • the crime of obtaining sexual intercourse by threat
See sexual intercourse in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee sexual intercourse in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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