por·nog·ra·phy (pôr-n g r -f )n. 1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal. 2. The presentation or production of this material. 3. Lurid or sensational material: "Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the ... pornography of the era" (Morris Dickstein). [French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : porn , prostitute; see per-5 in Indo-European roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]por·nog ra·pher n.por  no·graphic (pôrn-gr f k) adj.por no·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | pornographic - designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
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