"dowdification" meaning in All languages combined

See dowdification on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Dowdification [alternative]
Etymology: From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ication. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dowd|ication|t1=Maureen Dowd}} Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ication Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dowdification (uncountable)
  1. (journalism, very rare) The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis. Wikipedia link: Maureen Dowd Tags: rare, uncountable

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