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Word: Obscene
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French obscène or Latin obscaenus ‘ill-omened or abominable’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈsiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency
Short Definition:offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency
Examples:- obscene jokes
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