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ped⋅er⋅as⋅ty
[ped-uh-ras-tee, pee-duh-] 
əˌræs
–noun
| sexual relations between two males, esp. when one of them is a minor. |
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| ped·er·ast (pěd'ə-rāst') n. A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy. [Greek paiderastēs : pais, paid-, child; see pedo-2 + erastēs, lover (from erāsthai, to love).] ped'er·as'ty n. |
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Pederasty
Ped"er*as`ty\, n. [Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F. p['e]d['e]rastie.] The crime against nature; sodomy.
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pederasty
"sodomy with a boy," 1609, from Mod.L. pæderastia, from Gk. paiderastia "love of boys," from paiderastes "pederast," from pais (gen. paidos) "child, boy" + erastes "lover," from erasthai "to love." Pederast is 1730s, from Fr. pédéraste, from Gk. paiderastes.
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Main Entry: ped·er·as·ty
Pronunciation: 'ped-&-"ras-tE
Variant: or chiefly British pae·der·as·ty /'pEd-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: anal intercourse especially with a boy as the passive partner —ped·er·as·tic /"ped-&-'ras-tik/ or chiefly British pae·der·as·tic /"pEd-/ adjective
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