Plural of coition; instances of sexual intercourse or coupling; acts of coming together.
From Latin coitio, from coire meaning 'to come together,' combining co- (together) and ire (to go). The word entered Middle English from Latin sources.
Coition is the old, formal medical/scientific word for sexual intercourse—doctors and biologists used it when they wanted to sound clinical and professional instead of using everyday language.
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