orgasm
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From Late Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (“orgasm”), from οργάω (orgaō, “to swell with moisture”).
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orgasm (plural orgasms)
- (obsolete) A spasm or sudden contraction. [17th-19th c.]
- 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia:
- Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels.
- 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia:
- A rush of sexual exctement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 668:
- Never had I experienced such an immense slow orgasm – its ripples ran like the tributaries of the Nile throughout the whole nervous system.
- 2007, Zoe Margolis, The Guardian, 12 Sep 2007:
- There does not have to be romance involved with sexual pleasure: some of us just like orgasms for the hell of it.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 668:
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the peak of sexual pleasure
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orgasm (third-person singular simple present orgasms, present participle orgasming, simple past and past participle orgasmed)
- To have an orgasm.
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to have an orgasm
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orgasm (genitive orgasmi, partitive orgasmi)
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From French orgasme
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- IPA: [orˈɡasm]
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declension of orgasm
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un orgasm | orgasmul | niște orgasme | orgasmele |
| genitive/dative | unui orgasm | orgasmului | unor orgasme | orgasmelor |
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From Ancient Greek οργασμός (“orgasm”)
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orgasm c.
- orgasm
- Han fick orgasm i duschen.
- He had an orgasm in the shower.
- Han fick orgasm i duschen.
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Declension of orgasm
| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | orgasm | orgasmen | orgasmer | orgasmerna |
| genitive | orgasms | orgasmens | orgasmers | orgasmernas |
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