FORNICATE
\fˈɔːnɪkˌe͡ɪt], \fˈɔːnɪkˌeɪt], \f_ˈɔː_n_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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for'ni-k[=a]t, adj. arched: (bot.) arching over.--n. FORNIC[=A]'TION. [L. fornicatus--fornix, an arch.]
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for'ni-k[=a]t, v.i. to commit lewdness: to have unlawful sexual intercourse.--ns. FORNIC[=A]'TION, sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons, or an unmarried and married person: (B.) adultery, and applied frequently by a figure to idolatry; FOR'NICATOR, an unmarried person guilty of lewdness:--fem. FOR'NICATRESS. [L. fornix, an arch, brothel.]
By Thomas Davidson
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[Latin] Arched ;as the F. gyrus (Gyrus fornicatus), which forms an arch on the mesial surface of the cerebrum.
By Alexander Duane
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Commit fornication. So fornicator n. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry