copulation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === copulation (countable and uncountable, plural copulations) (countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. (uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:copulation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === poculation == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cōpulātiōnem. By surface analysis, copuler +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: co‧pu‧la‧tion === Noun === copulation f (plural copulations) copulation ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “copulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012