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Definition of: intercourse
(in′tər·kôrs, -kōrs) noun
1. Mutual exchange; commerce; communication.
2. The interchange of ideas.
3. Sexual connection; coitus. [<OF entrecours <L intercursus, pp. of intercurrere run between <inter- between +currere run] Synonyms: association, commerce, communication, communion, connection, conversation, converse, correspondence, dealing, exchange, fellowship, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion, reciprocation, reciprocity. See CONVERSATION. Antonyms: alienation, avoidance, boycotting, estrangement, ostracism, reserve, reticence, silence.
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