How to pronounce “book burning”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (literally) A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
• (by extension, idiomatic) Any mass destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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