"book burning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: book burnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=book burning}} book burning (countable and uncountable, plural book burnings)
  1. The destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material. Wikipedia link: book burning Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bibliocide Translations (book burning): 焚書 (Chinese Mandarin), 焚书 (fénshū) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjarovio (Finnish), Bücherverbrennung [feminine] (German), könyvégetés (Hungarian), bókabrenna [feminine] (Icelandic), 焚書 (funsho) (alt: ふんしょ) (Japanese), 분서 (Bunseo) (alt: 焚書) (Korean), bokbål [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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