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COMSTOCKERY

Dictionary entry overview: What does Comstockery mean?

• COMSTOCKERY (noun)
The noun COMSTOCKERY has 1 sense:

1. censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

Familiarity information: COMSTOCKERY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• COMSTOCKERY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Comstockery" is a kind of...):

censoring; censorship (deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances)

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