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missionary position

a position used in sexual intercourse in which the female lies on her back and the male lies on top of her, their faces opposite each other

See missionary position in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A position for sexual intercourse in which a woman and man lie facing each other, with the woman on the bottom and the man on the top.

Origin:

Origin: From Christian missionaries' supposed advocacy of this position over other copulatory positions

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