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Definition of carnal knowledge noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carnal knowledge

noun

/ˌkɑːnl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

/ˌkɑːrnl ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned or law)

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sexual intercourse (= the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina)

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