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prurience

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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Pruriency Source: opted
  2. 2. n. feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness Source: wordnet
  3. 3. The quality or state of being prurient. The pruriency of curious ears. Burke. There is a prurience in the speech of some. Cowper. Source: webster
  4. 4. n:100 n. feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness Source: ecdict

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pruriencydesirefeelinglewdnessmorbidpropensitysexualprurientaltburkeCowpercuriousearsqualityspeechstatethere

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prurientlypruriginousprurigoprurituspruritus anipruritus vulvae

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