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Word: Pornography
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek pornographos ‘writing about prostitutes’, from pornē ‘prostitute’ + graphein ‘write’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement
Short Definition:printed or visual material containing explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity
Examples:- she warned that access to hardcore pornography was shaping children's expectations of relationships
- an Idaho man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for distribution and possession of child pornography
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