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por·nog·ra·phy
(pôr-nŏg′rə-fē)n.
1. Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
2. Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination: violence pornography.
[French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : pornē, prostitute; see per- in Indo-European roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]
por·nog′ra·pher n.
por′no·graph′ic (pôr′nə-grăf′ĭk) adj.
por′no·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | pornographic - designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
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pornographic
adjective obscene, erotic, indecent, blue, dirty, offensive, rude, sexy, filthy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), salacious, prurient, smutty I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
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إِبَاحِيّخَلاعي
pornogràfic
pornografický
pornografisk
pornografinensiveetön
pornografski
pornográfszeméremsértőtrágár
klám-, klámfenginn
ポルノの
외설적인
pornografinispornogrāfisks
pornografic
pornografisk
ที่ลามกลามก
mang tính khiêu dâm
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pornographic
[ˌpɔːrnəˈgræfɪk] adj → pornographiquea pornographic magazine → un magazine pornographique
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pornographic
[ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] adj → pornografico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pornography
(poːˈnogrəfi) noun literature, pictures, films etc that are indecent in a sexual way.
pornographic (poːnəˈgrӕfik) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pornographic
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