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erotica

[ ih-rot-i-kuh ]
/ ɪˈrɒt ɪ kə /
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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
sexually explicit art, photographs, sculptures, or the like, depicting human sexuality.

Words related to erotica

smut, dirt, porn

Words nearby erotica

erosion surface, erosive, erotema, erotetic, erotic, erotica, eroticism, eroticize, erotism, eroto-, erotogenesis

Origin of erotica

1850–55; < Greek, neuter plural of erōtikós erotic
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British Dictionary definitions for erotica

erotica
/ (ɪˈrɒtɪkə) /

pl n

explicitly sexual literature or art

Word Origin for erotica

C19: from Greek erōtika, neuter plural of erōtikos erotic
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