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erotica

[ ih-rot-i-kuh ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
  2. sexually explicit art, photographs, sculptures, or the like, depicting human sexuality.


erotica

/ ɪˈrɒtɪkə /

plural noun

  1. explicitly sexual literature or art


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Word History and Origins

Origin of erotica1

1850–55; < Greek, neuter plural of erōtikós erotic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erotica1

C19: from Greek erōtika, neuter plural of erōtikos erotic

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Example Sentences

Ah yes, Fifty Shades of Grey, that classic volume of lesbian erotica.

More people are (sort of) aware of S&M practices thanks to the popularity of the 50 Shades series and other “mom erotica.”

Today, there are no limits when it comes to explicit language and content in self-published erotica.

Sex, along with its companion record, Erotica, earned Warner Brothers a half billion dollars in 1992 alone.

You have a number of books that are considered works of literary erotica.

Nevertheless, that is the method which the author of the Erotica Biblon adopts for portraying the morals of the Jewish people.

None of these cases have anything to do with poedophilia erotica.

By von Krafft-Ebing this state is termed pædophilia erotica.

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