Complete Definition of "pornography"

English

Etymology
From Greek �ο�νογ�ά�ο�, from ���νη �prostitute� + γ�ά�ειν �to write�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�:�n�gr�fi/

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. The explicit depiction of sexual subject matter, especially with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|اباح�ة (Ibahiyya)
Chinese: �� (sèqíng)
Danish: pornografi
Dutch: pornografie f
Finnish: pornografia
French: pornographie f
German: Pornografie f
Greek: �ο�νογ�α�ία f
Icelandic: klám n
mid
Italian: pornografia f
Japanese: �������� (porunogurafī)
Norwegian: pornografi m
Portuguese: pornografia f
Romanian: pornografie f
Russian: по�ног�а�и� (pornografija) f
Scottish Gaelic: drùiseantachd f, drabasdachd f
Spanish: pornografía f

Derived terms
porn
porno
porny
porn star
pornographer
pornographic
pornographically

See also
hardcore
softcore

Category:Greek derivations

io:pornography
id:pornography
pl:pornography
ru:pornography
fi:pornography
vi:pornography
tr:pornography
zh:pornography

Revision and Credits for"pornography"
  • 2007-09-17 03:52 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/61.88.131.144|61.88.131.144]] ([[User_talk:61.88.131.144|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:VolkovBot|VolkovBot]]

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