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pornography

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced US //pɔɹˈnɑɡɹəfi// UK //pɔːnˈɒɡɹəfi// pornog·ra·phy Humorous

n. images, videos, or books that show sexual acts. People usually use it to describe material made to cause sexual excitement.

n. printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.


SIMPLE

The website has strict rules against posting pornography.

CONTEXTUAL

The government debated new laws to restrict the access of minors to pornography on the internet.

COMPLEX

Legal scholars often struggle to define pornography with precision, famously resulting in the 'I know it when I see it' standard for identifying obscene material.

Synonyms
Origin

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πορνεία (porneía, “fornication, prostitution”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I depict”).

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