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kruptadia

kruptadia noun: erotica.

Noun

kruptadia pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, rare) Erotica.
    • We may also assume that the kruptadia, still in manuscript, which Nashe wrote for the delight of the young rufflers of the Court and for the filling of his own very ill-garnished pockets, will not be printed.1904, Notes and Queries, volume CIX, page 105
    • the word “pornography” [...] is, I am aware, not altogether a satisfactory term, but it seems to me better than the ones usually used. The D.N.B., for example, offers the quaint “Kruptadia,” which is clearly impossible.1966, Steven Marcus, The Other Victorians

Origin of kruptadia

From Ancient Greek κρυπτάδια (kruptádia), neuter plural form of κρυπτάδιος (kruptádios, “secret”).

Questions about kruptadia

What does kruptadia mean?
Kruptadia means erotica.
What part of speech is kruptadia?
Kruptadia is a noun.

Words near kruptadia in the dictionary

  1. kruppizing
  2. Krupps
  3. krupsis
  4. Krupski
  5. Krupskis
  6. kruptadia
  7. krupuk
  8. Krus Na Ligas
  9. Kruse
  10. Krusec
  11. Kruses

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