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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sakje
"부적절한 내용에 대한 엄격한 삭제가 이루어졌습니다."
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The removal of material from a piece of writing that is considered offensive or unsuitable.
"The strict expurgation of the novel removed all controversial political commentary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin expurgatio(n-), from the verb expurgare, from ex- 'out, thoroughly' + purgare 'to purge'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expurgation" is said worldwide
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expurgation
Transliteration: expurgation
"L'expurgation du texte a choqué les puristes de la littérature."
Bereinigung
Transliteration: Bereinigung
"Die Bereinigung des Buches von anstößigen Passagen dauerte Monate."
espurgazione
Transliteration: espurgazione
"L'espurgazione del manoscritto ha alterato il significato originale."
expurgación
Transliteration: expurgacion
"La expurgación de la obra clásica generó un intenso debate."
expurgação
Transliteration: expurgacao
"A expurgação de trechos inadequados foi exigida pela editora."
परिशोधन
Transliteration: parishodhan
"किताब से आपत्तिजनक सामग्री का परिशोधन किया गया।"
删节
Transliteration: shānjié
"这本书的删节引起了读者的不满。"
삭제
Transliteration: sakje
"부적절한 내용에 대한 엄격한 삭제가 이루어졌습니다."
削除
Transliteration: sakujo
"不適切な箇所の削除により、本の意味が変わってしまった。"
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