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erotica definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut]

Merriam Webster's

noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: New Latin, from Greek er?tika, neuter plural of er?tikos Date: 1819 1. literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality 2. depictions of things erotic

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n.pl. erotic literature or art.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Erotica means works of art that show or describe sexual activity, and which are intended to arouse sexual feelings.

Moby Thesaurus

French literature, Renaissance literature, ancient literature, belles lettres, classics, contemporary literature, erotic literature, folk literature, humane letters, kitsch, letters, literature, medieval literature, national literature, obscene literature, polite literature, pop literature, popular literature, pornographic literature, pornography, pseudonymous literature, republic of letters, scatological literature, serious literature, travel literature, underground literature, wisdom literature