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a shortened version of a written work
- this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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“Bowdlerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerization. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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