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Dictionary: os·cu·la·tion   (ŏs'kyə-lā'shən) pronunciation
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n.
    1. The act of kissing.
    2. A kiss.
  2. Mathematics. A contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points.
osculatory os'cu·la·to'ry (ŏs'kyə-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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noun

    The act or an instance of kissing: buss, kiss, smack1, smacker. Informal peck1. Slang smooch. See touch/not touch.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent

Meaning #2: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  Synonyms: kiss, buss

 
 
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