osculation
- noun
- /ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Literature
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- At the end of the movie, the two characters sealed their love with a deep osculation.
Examples
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The romantic couple shared a passionate osculation under the stars.
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- This old cab has seen osculation but... - You ain't seen anything yet.
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Kissing, osculation, hot chotchkies.
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This eventually culminates in the presentation of neurologically sensitive tissues to each other for biting, sniffing, stroking, licking, and osculation.
Fiction book (2001) -
I still remember David Ansen writing in Newsweek (a writer I often felt in tune with back then) about the movie-movie gratification of the two stars finally getting into the clinches and laying some serious osculation on each other.
Blog text (3) -
As they danced, he leaned in for a gentle osculation on her lips.
Synonyms
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A touch of lips on someone to show love, greeting, or respect
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Touching someone's lips to show love or say hello
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An old-fashioned quick gentle kiss often on the cheek
A kiss often mentioned in old or literary writing
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Etymology
Osculation comes from the Latin osculum 'kiss' (from os 'mouth'), so the word simply means an act of kissing or a touch with the lips.