| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (BOHD-luh-reye-zing, BOWD-luh-reye-zing) Amending a book by removing passages and words deemed obscene or objectionable (see obscenity). The name comes from Thomas Bowdler’s 1818 edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, which was amended so that it could “be read aloud in a family.” | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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