# copulation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #50,438

## Definitions
1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
2. Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.

## Etymology
From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“I join, unite, connect”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/copulation