n.

1. Masturbation.
2. Coitus interruptus.

[After Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9).]

onanist o'nan·ist n.
onanistic o'nan·is'tic adj.

(ō'nə-nĭz'əm)
n.

1. See coitus interruptus.
2. Masturbation.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
  Synonyms: masturbation, self-abuse

Meaning #2: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
  Synonyms: coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, pulling out

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - onanisme

Nederlands (Dutch)
masturbatie, coïtus interruptus

Français (French)
n. - onanisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Onanie, Selbstbefriedigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυνανισμός, ατελής συνουσία

Italiano (Italian)
onanismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - onanismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
онанизм

Español (Spanish)
n. - onanismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - onani, avbrutet samlag

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
性交中断, 手淫

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 性交中斷, 手淫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성교중단, 자위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中絶性交, 自慰, オナニー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاستمناء باليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוננות, מעשה אונן‬

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