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ONANISM

\ˈə͡ʊnənˌɪzəm], \ˈə‍ʊnənˌɪzəm], \ˈəʊ_n_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of ONANISM

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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1. Withdrawal before the completion of the sexual act, in order to prevent insemination and fecundation of the ovum. 2. Masturbation.

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

Penile withdrawal just before orgasm, during sexual intercourse. Masturbation.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Self-abuse.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The sin of Onan; self-pollution.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Masturbation; more correctly, incomplete sexual congress.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

See masturbation.
The practice of incomplete sexual intercourse, the semen of the male being deposited elsewhere than within the genital passages of the female.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. The crime of self-pollution.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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