sensu obsceno

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Πόλις γὰρ οὐκ ἔσθ' ἥτις ἀνδρός ἐσθ' ἑνός → The state which belongs to one man is no state at all

Sophocles, Antigone, 737

Latin > English

sensu obsceno (sens. obsc.) = with obscene meaning, with an obscene sense, obscene use. Typical abbreviation in older dictionaries for taboo words commonly translated by Latin euphemistic terms like pudenda muliebria. It could refer to a part of the body or a sexual act. In the Greek version you may see it as "ἐπὶ αἰσχρᾶς σημασίας".