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pornography

[ pawr-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.


pornography

/ pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ; ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
  2. the production of such material
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pornography

  1. Books, photographs, magazines, art, or music designed to excite sexual impulses and considered by public authorities or public opinion as in violation of accepted standards of sexual morality. American courts have not yet settled on a satisfactory definition of what constitutes pornographic material. ( See obscenity .)
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈԴDz, noun
  • pornographic, adjective
  • ˌǰԴˈ󾱳, adverb
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  • ǰ·Դ·· [pawr-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
  • ǰn·i·· adverb
  • t·ǰn·i adjective
  • t·ǰ·ԴDz۲· noun adjective
  • ԴDzpǰ·Դ·i adjective
  • ܲpǰ·Դ·i adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pornography1

1840–50; < Greek ǰԴDzá ( os ) writing about harlots ( porno-, combining form of óŧ harlot + -graphos -graph ) + -y 3
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pornography1

C19: from Greek pornographos writing of harlots, from ǰŧ a harlot + graphein to write
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Mobile phones were seized and police found extreme pornography on McIlvenny's devices.

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The government pointed to measures including the Online Safety Act, which says social media companies will have to protect children from harmful material including pornography, material promoting self-harm, bullying and content encouraging dangerous stunts.

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They are discussing the kinds of "big issues" Ben's social media usage throws up, and for Ben their conversations about sex and pornography are "the worst".

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Steven Pilar, 47, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography late last year.

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Ms Powell had previously told the court Mr Clarke encouraged a sexual culture at the company, including asking her to send him links to pornography.

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