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osculation

[os-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɒs kyəˈleɪ ʃən /


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One of the play's more memorable exchanges directly engages the all-important subject of theatrical osculation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

On the same day I saw “Vanya,” I was treated to a more optimistic act of osculation in the afternoon.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2011

Acts of osculation have of course been known to sweep people off their feet.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2011

The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES, corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male & female personnel is a violation of naval discipline.

From Time Magazine Archive

If osculation is a mark of love, surely Mrs. Mack is the best of mothers.

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace