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COMSTOCKERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Comstockery mean?
• COMSTOCKERY (noun)
The noun COMSTOCKERY has 1 sense:
1. censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
Familiarity information: COMSTOCKERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Comstockery" is a kind of...):
censoring; censorship (deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances)
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