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pederasty definition

ped·er·asty (ped′ər as′tē)

noun

sodomy between male persons, esp. as practiced by a man with a boy

Etymology: ModL paederastia < Gr paiderastia < paiderastēs, lover of boys < pais (gen. paidos), boy (see pedo-) + eran, to love

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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