Etymology

contrectation

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Today it means: The initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay. Full definition →

Latin contrectātio
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcontrectātio
  2. English todaycontrectation

Learned borrowing from Latin contrectātio, from contrectō (“to touch”).

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