copulation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breeding noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
- copulation noun The act of sexual intercourse or mating.
- union noun An organized group of workers formed to protect their rights and negotiate with employers.
Senses
copulation is used for these senses in English:
- breeding The act of copulation in animals.
- copulation (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.
- union (uncountable, archaic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
breeding — full definition
- noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
- noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.