bowdlerisation
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Noun
- Written material that has been bowdlerized
- The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
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| 1 | operation | 4 | 113 |
| 2 | legislation | 4 | 46 |
| 3 | deviation | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | modernization | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | depreciation | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | abolition | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | polymerization | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | polarization | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | derivation | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | derision | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | moderation | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | obliteration | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | deliberation | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | toleration | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | deprivation | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | deprivations | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | molestation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | foliation | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | broderson | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | boyleston | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | organisation | 5 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
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This Word in the News:
Roald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history
Feb 20, 2023 The Conversation
Feb 20, 2023 The Conversation
Opinion | The Truth About the ‘Censorship’ of Roald Dahl (Published 2023)
Mar 3, 2023 The New York Times
Mar 3, 2023 The New York Times
‘The bowdlerisation of Shakespeare’: is it right to alter the Bard’s texts to fit modern-day morals?
Jan 22, 2023 The Telegraph
Jan 22, 2023 The Telegraph
(PDF) The magical art: Appropriation, reception and interpretation of fairy tale
Feb 26, 2019 researchgate.net
Feb 26, 2019 researchgate.net