pornography

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[edit] English

Front cover of a pornographic video.

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornographos), from πόρνη (pornē, “prostitute”) + γράφω (graphō, “I write”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/, SAMPA: /pO:(r\)"nQg.r\.fi/
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[edit] Noun

pornography (usually uncountable; plural pornographies)

  1. The explicit depiction of sexual subject matter, especially with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer. [from the mid-19th c.]
    "What is pornography to one man, is the laughter of genius to another." by D.H. Lawrence as cited on page 10's "Confining the Pornography Dragon" by The Cambridge Law Journal in issue 1980.
  2. (usually humorous) The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.
    In The Four Pillars of Wisdom, he devotes a well-deserved chapter to the financial press and its weakness for "financial pornography"—lurid coverage of star money managers. (Seattle Times, Auhust 4, 2002)

[edit] Translations

depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent

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