intromission

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin intrōmissiō, intrōmissiōn- (“introduction, admission; usurpation”), intro- (“into”) +‎ missiō (“sending”), from Latin intrōmissus (“sent in, introduced, let in, admitted”), perfect passive participle of intrōmittō (“send in, let in”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn′trə-mĭsh′ən, IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɹəˈmɪʃ.ən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən === Noun === intromission (countable and uncountable, plural intromissions) The state of being allowed to enter; admittance The act of allowing to enter; admission Putting one thing into another; introduction (into); insertion Copulation: usually the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus. (law, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== intromit intromittent intromittent organ intromissive ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “intromission”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “intromission, n.”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to XII), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3165, column 2. “intromission”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === intromission f (plural intromissions) intromission === Further reading === “intromission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012