"prurience" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/ Forms: pruriences [plural]
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  1. The quality of being prurient. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the quality of being prurient): похотливост (pohotlivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), geilheid [feminine] (Dutch), Geilheit [feminine] (German), Lüsternheit [feminine] (German), lascivitate [feminine] (Romanian)

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