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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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