pederasty

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pederasty

    Hyphenation

    ped·er·as·ty

    Synonyms

    boy love

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'pe-d&-"rast ] (noun.) circa 1736. From Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (love of boys) < παιδεραστής (pederast) < παῖς (genitive παιδός) (child, son, boy) + ἐραστής (lover) < ἐράσθαι (to lοve) < ἐράω (to love passionately, to long for).
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