"Boston version" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Boston versions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boston version (plural Boston versions)
  1. (theater) A bowdlerized version of a play to appeal to puritanical sensibilities.
    Sense id: en-Boston_version-en-noun-KleJs7XG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Theater Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

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