in|ter|course

in|ter|course
in|ter|course «IHN tuhr krs, -kohrs», noun.
1. dealings between people, businesses, schools, or governments, such as exchange of thoughts, services, or feelings; communication: »

Airplanes, good roads, and telephones make intercourse with different parts of the country far easier than it was 50 years ago.

2. = sexual intercourse. (Cf.sexual intercourse)
[alteration (influenced by Latin inter-) of Middle English entercourse < Old French entrecours < Latin intercursus, -ūs a running between < intercurrere run between < inter- between + currere run]

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