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expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

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Related Words:

deletion collapse: the act of deleting something written or printed; the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"; (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

catharsis collapse: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions; purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

censorship collapse

cleaning collapse: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

purging collapse

erasure collapse: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"; a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

abridgment collapse

cleansing collapse: acting like an antiseptic

purification collapse: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"; a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

abbreviation collapse: shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

purgation collapse

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

striking collapse

omission collapse: a mistake resulting from neglect; neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something; any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases; something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"

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