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e⋅rot⋅ic

  [i-rot-ik]
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–adjective Also, e⋅rot⋅i⋅cal.
1. arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
2. of, pertaining to, or treating of sexual love; amatory: an erotic novel.
3. subject to or marked by strong sexual desire.
–noun
4. an erotic poem.
5. an erotic person.
Origin:
1615–25; < Gk erōtikós of love, caused by love, given to love, equiv. to erōt- (s. of érōs) Eros + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
e⋅rot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. sensuous, sexy, aphrodisiac, erogenous.
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e·rot·ic   (ĭ-rŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire; amatory.
  2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.
  3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.

[Greek erōtikos, from erōs, erōt-, sexual love.]
e·rot'ic n., e·rot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Erotic

E*rot"ic\, Erotical \E*rot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. ['e]rotique. See Eros.] Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory.

Erotic

E*rot"ic\, n. An amorous composition or poem.
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Language Translation for : Erotic
Spanish: erótico,
German: erotisch,
Japanese: 性愛の
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erotic 
1621 (implied in erotical), from Fr. érotique, from Gk. erotikos, from eros (gen. erotos) "sexual love" (see Eros). Eroticize is from 1914. Erotomaniac "one driven mad by passionate love" (sometimes also used in the sense of "nymphomaniac") is from 1858. Erotica (1854) is from Gk. neut. pl. of erotikos "amatory," from eros; originally a booksellers' catalogue heading.
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Main Entry: erot·ic
Pronunciation: i-'rät-ik
Variant: also erot·i·cal /i-'rät-i-k&l/
Function:adjective
1 : of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
2 : strongly marked or affected by sexual desire —erot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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erotic e·rot·ic (ĭ-rŏt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire.
  2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.
  3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.

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