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incest

in·cest

UK/ˈɪn.sɛst/ US/ˈɪˌnsɛst/ uncommon

noun

1.

sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.

Phrases

  • spiritual incest

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