/ ˈəʊnənɪzəm; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ noun [ U ] ( formal )
1.
= masturbation
2.
= coitus interruptus
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French onanisme or modern Latin onanismus , from the name Onan (Gen. 38:9), who practised coitus interruptus.
/ ˈəʊnənɪzəm; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ noun [ U ] ( formal )
1.
= masturbation
2.
= coitus interruptus
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French onanisme or modern Latin onanismus , from the name Onan (Gen. 38:9), who practised coitus interruptus.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005