bowdlerisation

Definitions of bowdlerisation
  1. noun
    the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
    synonyms: bowdlerization
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    type of:
    castration, expurgation
    the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
  2. noun
    written material that has been bowdlerized
    synonyms: bowdlerization
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    type of:
    piece of writing, writing, written material
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
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