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Definition: Bowdlerism

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Censorship in the form of prudish expurgation.[Wordnet].

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Date "Bowdlerism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Definition: Bowdlerism

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Censorship in the form of prudish expurgation.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Bowdlerism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)