NOUN | act | bowdlerization, bowdlerisation | written material that has been bowdlerized |
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act | bowdlerization, bowdlerisation | the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent |
Meaning | written material that has been bowdlerized. | |
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Synonym | bowdlerisation | |
Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing | The work of a writer |
Verbs | bowdlerize | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
Meaning | The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent. | |
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Synonym | bowdlerisation | |
Broader | expurgation, castration | The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work |
Verbs | bowdlerize | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
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