INSEMINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insemination mean? 

• INSEMINATION (noun)
  The noun INSEMINATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

2. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

  Familiarity information: INSEMINATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSEMINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):

planting (putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow)

Derivation:

inseminate (place seeds in or on (the ground))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("insemination" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insemination"):

AI; artificial insemination (the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse)

Holonyms ("insemination" is a part of...):

carnal knowledge; coition; coitus; copulation; intercourse; relation; sex act; sexual congress; sexual intercourse; sexual relation (sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur)

Derivation:

inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))