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eroticism definition

eroti·cism (ē rät′ə siz′əm, i-)

noun

  1. erotic quality or character
    1. sexual instincts or desire
    2. sexual excitement or behavior
  3. preoccupation with sex
Also, and for eroticism now usually, erotism er′o·tism′ (er′ə tiz′əm)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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