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LECHERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lechery mean?
• LECHERY (noun)
The noun LECHERY has 1 sense:
1. unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
Familiarity information: LECHERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lechery" is a kind of...):
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
Derivation:
lecherous (given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity)
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