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Noun Concept
Categories: Censorship
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expurgation  castration  bowderlisation  bowdlerise  bowdlerised
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The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work WordNet 3.0
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The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An expurgation of a work, also known as a bowdlerization or fig-leaf edition, is a form of censorship that involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive from an artistic work or other type of writing or media. Wikipedia
A form of censorship of artistic or other media works Wikidata
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. Wiktionary
IS A
deletion
censoring
HAS KIND
bowdlerization
DERIVATION
bowdlerize
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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expurgation, castration
Wikipedia
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expurgation
Wikidata
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expurgation
Wiktionary
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expurgation
Wikipedia Redirections
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bowdlerise, bowdlerised, Bowdlerising, bowdlerizations, bowdlerize, bowdlerized, bowdlerizing, Bowlderisation, Bowlderise, Bowlderization, Bowlderize, bowlderized, expurgate, expurgated, Expurgating, Expurgations, fig-leaf edition, Fig Leaf Edition, unexpurgated
Wikidata Alias
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bowderlisation, bowdlerization

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