"bowdlerisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bowdlerisations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From bowdlerise + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bowdlerise|ation}} bowdlerise + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bowdlerisation (countable and uncountable, plural bowdlerisations)
  1. The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: expurgation, Bowdlerization, bowdlerization (english: American and Oxford British spelling), Bowdlerisation Related terms: censorship

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