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obscenity definition

ob·scen·ity (äb sen′ə tē, əb-; also, chiefly Brit, -sēn′-)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being obscene
  2. pl. obscenities -·ties an obscene remark, act, event, etc.

Etymology: Fr obscénité < L obscenitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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