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INSEMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insemination"):
AI; artificial insemination (the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse)
Holonyms ("insemination" is a part of...):
carnal knowledge; coition; coitus; copulation; intercourse; relation; sex act; sexual congress; sexual intercourse; sexual relation (sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur)
Derivation:
inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):
planting (putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow)
Derivation:
inseminate (place seeds in or on (the ground))
