| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| coitus interruptus |
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| SYLLABICATION: | coitus in·ter·rup·tus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n t -r p ts |
| NOUN: | Sexual intercourse deliberately interrupted by withdrawal of the penis from the vagina prior to ejaculation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin : Latin coitus, coitus + Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to interrupt.
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