pornographic

Variant of pornography

pornography definition

por·nog·ra·phy (pôr näg′rə fē)

noun

  1. writings, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire
  2. the production of such writings, pictures, etc.

Etymology: < Gr pornographos, writing about prostitutes < pornē, a prostitute, orig. a euphemism, lit., (something) sold, akin to pernēmi, to sell (esp. as a slave, or for a bribe) < IE base *per-, to sell, bring across, come over > fare + Gr graphein, to write: see graphic

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