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Carnal Knowledge

Definition: Carnal Knowledge

Carnal Knowledge

Noun

1. The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Carnal Knowledge

Synonyms: coition (n), coitus (n), congress (n), copulation (n), intercourse (n), relation (n), sex act (n), sexual congress (n), sexual intercourse (n), sexual relation (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Carnal Knowledge

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Sexuality

Sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex; lovemaking, marital relations, sexual union; sleeping together, carnal knowledge.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Carnal Knowledge

Specialty definitions using "carnal knowledge": MUTTONTO GRIND, TO TUP. (references)

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Modern Usage: Carnal Knowledge

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Carnal Knowledge (1971)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Carnal Knowledge

DomainTitle

Books

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Carnal Knowledge

SubjectTopicQuote

Children

Gambia

Any person who has carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 16 is guilty of a felony (except in the case of marriage, which can be as early as 12 years of age). (references)

Worker Rights

Malta

The White Slave Traffic Ordinance and the Criminal Code prohibit procurement for prostitution, pornography, sexual offenses, defilement of minors, illegal detainment, unlawful carnal knowledge, and indecent assault. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Carnal Knowledge

Expression using "carnal knowledge": unlawful carnal knowledge. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Carnal Knowledge

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

carnal knowledge

54

for unlawful carnal knowledge

16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Carnal Knowledge

Language Translations for "carnal knowledge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

vleselijke gemeenschap (carnal access), sexuele omgang (carnal access), seksuele omgang (carnal access, intercourse, sexual relations), intieme omgang (carnal access), intieme betrekkingen (carnal access), geslachtsverkeer (carnal access). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sukupuoliyhteys (carnal access). (various references)

   

French

  

rapports intimes (carnal access). (various references)

   

German

  

Geschlechtsverkehr (coition, intercourse, intimacy, sex, sexual intercourse). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nemi közösülés (sexual intercourse). (various references)

   

Italian

  

rapporto intimo (carnal access), rapporto carnale (carnal access). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

女の味'知る (to have carnal knowledge). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

お"なのあじ'しる (to have carnal knowledge). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arnalcay owledgeknay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

relações carnais (carnal access), relações íntimas (intimacy). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

половые сношения (intercourse). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sexuellt umgänge (sexual intercourse), könsumgänge. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

cinsel ilişki (act, commerce, intimacy, it, screw, sex, sexual act, sexual intercourse, shot, snatch, trick). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Carnal Knowledge

Misspellings

"Carnal Knowledge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carnal knoledge. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Carnal Knowledge

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-e-g-k-l-l-n-n-o-r-w"

-4 letters: acknowledge.

-5 letters: allowanced.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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