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Definition of mating noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mating

noun
 
/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. sex between animals
    • the mating season
    • Ten matings produced forty-six puppies.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMating is used before these nouns:
    • behaviour
    • dance
    • display
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See mating in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee mating in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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