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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTROMISSION

n.[L. intromissus, intromitto; intro and mitto, to send. ] 1. The action of sending in.
2. In Scot's law, an intermeddling with the effects of another.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTROMISSION

In `tro *mis "sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit. ]

1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.

2. The act of letting go in; admission.

3. (Scots Law )

Defn: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.

New American Oxford Dictionary

intromission

in tro mis sion |ˌintrəˈmiSHən ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən | ▶noun the action or process of inserting the penis into the vagina in sexual intercourse.

Oxford Dictionary

intromission

intro |mis ¦sion |ɪntrə (ʊ )ˈmɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun the action or process of inserting the penis into the vagina in sexual intercourse.

Duden Dictionary

Intromission

In t ro mis si on , In tro mis si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Intromissi o n |die Intromission; Genitiv: der Intromission, Plural: die Intromissionen lateinisch-neulateinisch das Intromittieren