COPULATION

Etymology

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 copulation

Source: Wiktionary

Cop`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. copulatio: cf. F. copulation.]

1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas. Johnson.

2. The coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition