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onanism
 
SYLLABICATION:o·nan·ism
PRONUNCIATION:  n-nzm
NOUN:1. Masturbation. 2. Coitus interruptus.
ETYMOLOGY:After Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9).
OTHER FORMS:onan·ist —NOUN
onan·istic —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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