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pornography

[ pawr-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.


pornography

/ pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ; ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
  2. the production of such material
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pornography

  1. Books, photographs, magazines, art, or music designed to excite sexual impulses and considered by public authorities or public opinion as in violation of accepted standards of sexual morality. American courts have not yet settled on a satisfactory definition of what constitutes pornographic material. ( See obscenity .)
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈԴDz, noun
  • pornographic, adjective
  • ˌǰԴˈ󾱳, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ǰ·Դ·· [pawr-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
  • ǰn·i·· adverb
  • t·ǰn·i adjective
  • t·ǰ·ԴDz۲· noun adjective
  • ԴDzpǰ·Դ·i adjective
  • ܲpǰ·Դ·i adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pornography1

1840–50; < Greek ǰԴDzá ( os ) writing about harlots ( porno-, combining form of óŧ harlot + -graphos -graph ) + -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pornography1

C19: from Greek pornographos writing of harlots, from ǰŧ a harlot + graphein to write
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Ofgem says the rules will prevent young people from encountering the most harmful content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and pornography.

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Any site which hosts pornography, or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorders must have robust age checks in place to protect children from accessing that content.

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Joseph Seiders, the drummer for the indie rock band the New Pornographers, has been charged with possession of child pornography after being arrested for allegedly videotaping unsuspecting boys in a Palm Desert Chick-fil-A restroom.

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Zambia's government said the law was needed to tackle online fraud and child pornography, as well as the spread of disinformation.

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The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography.

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