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Definition 2024
porn-
porn-
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôrn—, IPA(key): /pɔːn—/
Prefix
porn-
- (rare) prostitute
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From porn(ography) and porn(ographer), both ultimately also from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”), as porn-¹.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôrn—, IPA(key): /pɔːn—/
Prefix
porn-
- Relating to or constituting pornography.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_porn-'>English words prefixed with porn-</a>
References
- “porno-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- “porno-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; June 2009]
Usage notes
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as porno-).