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Kamasutra

Kamasutra

3 9.6
An old Indian book about sex, love, and marriage
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːməˈsuːtrə/
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  • The Kamasutra defines sex as not a mere contact of human skin to skin but an art of connecting body and soul.

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Synonyms

Kama Sutra
vsKamasutra
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3 8.8

An old book from India that explains love, sex, and married life

is the same text spelled as a single word rather than two

Surface Forms

Kamasutra singular
Kamasutras plural

Etymology

Kamasutra comes from two Sanskrit parts: kama meaning 'desire' or 'love' and sutra meaning 'thread' or 'rule', and you may know sutra from the 'Yoga Sutra'. So Kamasutra is like a 'thread of rules' about love and pleasure, which is why it is a guide to sensual love and marriage.