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noun
A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literally, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, idiomatic, uncountable
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