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pornograph

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: pôrʹnəgräf
  • Received-Pronunciation: pôrʹnəgrăf
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːnəɡɹɑːf/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːnəɡɹæf/
  • US: pôrʹnəgrăf'
  • US: /ˈpɔɹnəˌɡɹæf/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pornographic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A pornographer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A piece of pornography; a pornographic image or text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

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History

Etymology

Likely a back-formation from pornography. By surface analysis, porno- + -graph.

From the French pornographe.