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Webster 1913 Edition

Intercourse

In′ter-course

,
Noun.
[Formerly
entercourse
, OF.
entrecours
commerce, exchange, F.
entrecours
a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L.
intercursus
a running between, fr.
intercurrere
to run between. See
Inter-
, and
Course
.]
1.
A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.
This sweet
intercourse

Of looks and smiles.
Milton.
Syn. – Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intercourse

IN'TERCOURSE

,
Noun.
[L. intercursus, intercurro; inter and curro, to run.] Literally, a running or passing between. Hence,
1.
Communication; commerce; connection by reciprocal dealings between persons or nations, either in common affairs and civilities, in trade, or correspondence by letters. We have an intercourse with neighbors and friends in mutual visits and in social concerns; nations and individuals have intercourse with foreign nations or individuals by an interchange of commodities, by purchase and sale, by treaties, contracts, &c.
2.
Silent communication or exchange.
This sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles.

Definition 2024

Intercourse

Intercourse

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English

Proper noun

Intercourse

  1. A particular town in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States

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English

Noun

intercourse ‎(plural intercourses)

  1. Communication, conversation.
    • Milton
      this sweet intercourse of looks and smiles
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 10, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
  2. Dealings between countries.
  3. Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
  4. Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:sexual intercourse.

Translations

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Verb

intercourse ‎(third-person singular simple present intercourses, present participle intercoursing, simple past and past participle intercoursed)

  1. (nonstandard, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.

Etymology

From Old French entrecours, from Late Latin intercursus

Pronunciation

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