Etymology

copulation

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Today it means: The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. Full definition →

Middle French copulation ← Latin copulo
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  1. Latin · derived fromcopulo“to join, unite, connect”
  2. Middle French · derived fromcopulation
  3. English todaycopulation

From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”).

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