erotica
[ ih-rot-i-kuh ]
/ ɪˈrɒt ɪ kə /
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.
Origin of erotica
1850–55; < Greek, neuter plural of
erōtikós
erotic
Words nearby erotica
erosion surface,
erosive,
erotema,
erotetic,
erotic,
erotica,
eroticism,
eroticize,
erotism,
eroto-,
erotogenesis
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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