Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudopornographic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-porno-graph-ic
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Apparently, but not actually or entirely, pornographic.

Example Sentences

"Between 1980 and 1990 prison films that addressed women were pseudopornographic films, sensationalizing sexual acts between women behind bars, that do little to educate audiences about the realities of the lives of women behind bars […]"

Etymology

From pseudo- + pornographic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Questions

What does pseudopornographic mean?: Apparently, but not actually or entirely, pornographic.
Where does pseudopornographic come from?: From pseudo- + pornographic.

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