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onanism

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
onanism /ˈəʊnənɪz(ə)m/

▶noun formal

1 masturbation.

2 coitus interruptus.

– derivatives
onanist noun,
onanistic adjective.

– origin C18: from Fr. onanisme or mod. L. onanismus, from Onan, who practised coitus interruptus (Gen. 38:9).

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