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necrophilia
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
necrophilia
(noun)
necrophilia
/ˌnɛkrə
ˈ
fɪlijə/
noun
necrophilia
/ˌnɛkrə
ˈ
fɪlijə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NECROPHILIA
[
noncount
]
:
sexual feelings or activities that involve dead bodies
— necrophiliac
/ˌnɛkrə
ˈ
fɪliˌæk/
noun
,
plural
necrophiliacs
[
count
]
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