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orgasm
orgasm /ˈɔːɡæzəm $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos, from organ 'to swell, be excited'
the greatest point of sexual pleasure:
    women who have never had an orgasm
—orgasm verb [intransitive]