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bowdlerism

bowdlerism noun: a policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.

Noun

bowdlerism (countable and uncountable, plural bowdlerisms)

  1. A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.

Forms of bowdlerism

pluralbowdlerisms

Origin of bowdlerism

From Bowdler + -ism.

Questions about bowdlerism

What does bowdlerism mean?
Bowdlerism means a policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
What part of speech is bowdlerism?
Bowdlerism is a noun.
What is the plural of bowdlerism?
The plural of bowdlerism is bowdlerisms.

Words near bowdlerism in the dictionary

  1. bowdlerised
  2. bowdleriser
  3. bowdlerisers
  4. bowdlerises
  5. bowdlerising
  6. bowdlerism
  7. bowdlerisms
  8. bowdlerization
  9. bowdlerizations
  10. bowdlerize
  11. bowdlerized

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