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fornicate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted acefinortStarts with FEnds with E0 clues
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  1. have sex without being married

Word 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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