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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

pornografia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: poʁnɔɡɾaˈfiɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pornography/pɔːrˈnɒɡ.rə.fi/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A pornografia é um tema polêmico na sociedade atual."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purpose of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.

    "Many films are criticized for their explicit pornography that overshadows the storyline."
  2. 2

    Material (such as books, films, or photographs) that depicts sexual acts or nudity.

    "The internet has made access to pornography easier than ever before."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the mid-19th century French word 'pornographie', which stems from the ancient Greek 'pórnē' (meaning 'prostitute') and 'graphein' (meaning 'to write'). Originally used in medical and legal contexts to describe descriptions of prostitutes, it evolved in the 20th century to refer to any media depicting sexual subjects for erotic arousal.

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