bowdlerisation
NounSynonyms:
bowdlerization
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- written material that has been bowdlerizedSynonyms: bowdlerizationType of writing, written material
- the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecentSynonyms: bowdlerizationType of expurgation, castration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
bowdlerisation noun
the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent. Syn. — bowdlerization, expurgation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5