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cŏĭtĭo , ōnis, f. coëo. *
I. A coming or meeting together, a meeting: “prima coitio est acerrima,” Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 32.—
II. Esp.
A. A uniting, banding together.
1. In gen. (rare): “societatis,” Dig. 17, 2, 70.—
2. In partic., in a bad sense, a conspiracy, plot, coalition (several times in Cic. and Liv.; “elsewh. rare): suspitio coitionis,” Cic. Planc. 22, 53; id. Clu. 54, 148: “non factionibus modo nec per coitiones usitatas nobilibus, etc.,” Liv. 7, 32, 12; cf. id. 2, 35, 4; 3, 35, 9: “candidatorum consularium,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 16: “Memmii,” id. ib. 2, 14 (15), 4: “tribunorum,” Liv. 3, 65, 8: “facere,” Cic. Planc. 22, 53; Liv. 9, 26, 9: “dirimere,” Cic. Att. 4, 18, 3.—
B. Sexual intercourse, coition (post-class. for coitus), Macr. S. 7, 16; Cod. Th. 15, 8, 2; Sol. 49 fin.; Lact. 1, 8, 6.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 4.18.3
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 3.1.5
    • Cicero, For Plancius, 22.53
    • Cicero, For Aulus Cluentius, 54.148
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 35.9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 65.8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 35.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 26
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 32
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