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BOWDLERISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bowdlerism mean?
• BOWDLERISM (noun)
The noun BOWDLERISM has 1 sense:
1. censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
Familiarity information: BOWDLERISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Bowdlerism" is a kind of...):
censoring; censorship (deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances)
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