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Title pederasty
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ped·er·as·ty
noun
 see 
pederast
English Etymology
pederasty
  "sodomy with a boy," 1609, from Mod.L. pæderastia, from Gk.paiderastia "love of boys," from paiderastes "pederast," from pais (gen. paidos) "child, boy" (see pedo-) + erastes "lover," from erasthai "to love." Pederast is 1730s, from Fr. pédéraste, from Gk. paiderastes.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ped·er·as·ty
noun
also paed·er·as·ty \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrastē, -ti\
(-es)
Etymology: Greek paiderastia love of boys, from paiderastēs + -ia -y
: anal intercourse especially with a boy as the passive partner

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