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bowdlerization

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Synonyms and Antonyms of bowdlerization

a shortened version of a written work

This bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology.

Synonyms of bowdlerization

abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), condensation, digest

Words Related to bowdlerization

abstract, brief, capsule, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, wrap-up

Near Antonyms of bowdlerization

amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion

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