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ejaculation

/iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/ noun C2
  1. The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered. (countable, dated, uncountable)

Plural ejaculations

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The ejaculation had been drawn from my companion by the fact that our door had been suddenly dashed open, and that a huge man had framed himself in the aperture.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 50 · B2
By cunning questions and ejaculations of wonder he could elevate my simple art, which is but systematized common sense, into a prodigy.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · B2
I tried to draw my companion’s attention to them; but he gave a little ejaculation of impatience, and continued to stare into the street.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 20 · C1

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