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CONTRECTATION

\kˌɒntɹɪktˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɒntɹɪktˈe‍ɪʃən], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ɪ_k_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CONTRECTATION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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1. Sexual dalliance. 2. The impulse to embrace one of the opposite sex.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A touching ; the act of handling.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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