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prostitution |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prostitution \Pros`ti*tu"tion\, n. [L. prostitutio: cf F. prostitution.] 1. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman. 2. The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press. ``Mental prostitution.'' --Byron. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prostitution n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: {harlotry}, {whoredom}]
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