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fornicate

for·ni·cate

UK/ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ US/ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ rare

verb

1.

have sex without being married

Origin

First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.

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