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pre-coitional
pre-coitional adj. 
/ˌpriːkəʊˈɪʃən(ə)l/,
Brit. /ˌpriːkəʊˈɪʃn̩(ə)l/
, /ˌpriːkəʊˈɪʃn̩(ə)l//ˌpriːkəʊˈɪʃən(ə)l/U.S. /ˌprikoʊˈɪʃ(ə)nəl/
/ˌprikoʊˈɪʃ(ə)nəl/ΘΚΠ
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pre-coitional1950
1950 Q. Rev. Biol. 25 340/2 Although a highly spectacular precoitional ceremony occurs, the writer does not believe that the cycles of both males and females must be attuned, as the males are apparently always ready to participate.
1959 K. E. L. Simmons in D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VIII. 218 The ceremonies are not ‘pre-coitional’ in that they do not lead immediately to mating.
1998 E. A. H. Wallace & G. E. Wallace in A. Poole & F. Gill Birds N. Amer. No. 362. 8/1 Before copulation, male assumes ‘lower precoitional posture’... If male takes upper precoitional posture, female may leave.
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