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pornographic

English

Etymology

pornography +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æf?k

Adjective

pornographic (comparative more pornographic, superlative most pornographic)

  1. Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

Synonyms

  • pornographical, X-rated; see also Thesaurus:pornographic

Derived terms

Translations

pornographic From the web:



pornograph

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôr?n?gräf, pôr?n?gr?f, IPA(key): /?p??n?????f/, /?p??n???æf/
  • (US) enPR: pôr?n?gr?f', IPA(key): /?p??n????æf/

Etymology 1

From the French pornographe.

Noun

pornograph (plural pornographs)

  1. (rare) pornographer

Etymology 2

porno- +? -graph

Noun

pornograph (plural pornographs)

  1. (uncommon) A piece of pornography; a pornographic image or text.

Adjective

pornograph (not comparable)

  1. (rare) pornographic

References

  • “pornograph, n. (a.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
  • “pornograph, n. and adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision; December 2006)

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