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| Is caustic a noun, adjective, adverb, and/or verb? |
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| What are the definitions of caustic |
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1. Able to dissolve or eat away by chemical action 2. Sharp and Biting |
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| Is censor a noun, adjective, adverb, and/or verb? |
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| What are the definitions of caustic |
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1. (noun) An official who examines works of literature, films, and the like for things considered to be immoral, offensive, or dangerous, and who is empowered to prohibit or remoce this material; anyone who acts as an arbitor of morals or reading/viewing matter 2. (verb) To examine for and remove objectionable material |
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| What are the adjective forms of censor |
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| What is the noun form of censor |
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| expurgator is a synonym for which vocab word |
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| delete bowdlerizer is a synonym for which vocab word |
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| In ancient Rome, there were two magistrates with the title Censor. Their functions included: |
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| takin the census of citizens, filling vacancies in the Senate, and supervising public morals and behavior |
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| Who was Cato the Elder (234 - 149 BC) |
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| One Roman censor who became especially well known for his stern and unyileding standards of behavior and for the overly aggresive way in whcih he sought to impose them on the Roman people. |
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| In America, why is censorship limited |
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| the first amendment which guarantees the freedom of expression |
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| What is the definition and the history of the word Grundylism |
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Grundylism is a rigid insistence upon strict conformity to the accepted moral or social code. The word erives from Mrs. Grundy, an overly proper character in the Englisg playwrite Thomas Morton's comedy, Speed the Plough (1798) |
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| What is the definition and history behind the word comstockery |
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This expression indicates zealous but narrow-minded (and often unfair) censorship of art, literature, or the like. This word derived from Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), an American author and an aggresive, if somewhat bigoted, crusador against what he considered immorality. |
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