"obscenery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obsceneries [plural]
Etymology: From obscene + -ery. Etymology templates: {{af|en|obscene|-ery}} obscene + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obscenery (countable and uncountable, plural obsceneries)
  1. (rare) Synonym of obscenity Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms: obscenity [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-obscenery-en-noun-UJJvZ8mq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

Inflected forms

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