book burnings
book burnings is the plural of book burning.
Meaning of book burning
Noun
book burning (countable and uncountable, plural book burnings)
- A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
- Synonyms:
- bibliocide
- Any mass 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.
- Exhuming McCarthy (meet me at the book burning, meet me at the book burning)1987, “Exhuming McCarthy”, in Document (R.E.M. No. 5), performed by R.E.M.
Questions about book burnings
- What is book burnings the plural of?
- Book burnings is the plural of book burning.
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