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ob•scen•i•ty

Pronunciation: (ub-sen'i-tē, -sē'ni-), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ties for 2, 3.
1. the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
2. something obscene, as a picture or story.
3. an obscene word or expression, esp. when used as an invective.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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