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bowdlerization

DEFINITIONS OF: bowdlerization

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n the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent

Synonyms:
bowdlerisation
Type of:
castration, expurgation
the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

n written material that has been bowdlerized

Synonyms:
bowdlerisation
Type of:
piece of writing, writing, written material
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
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