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pornography

/pɔːˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ noun

In Latin: pornographia Wiktionary

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  1. The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Many websites have a complete ban on pornography.
  2. The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.
  3. The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.

verb

  1. To turn into pornography.

Origin

Borrowed from French pornographie. By surface analysis, porno- + -graphy.

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