Book-burning

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An event where books are burned. countable, uncountable

    "[…] only a month after 75 students there held a public bookburning of their student handbok for its gay content."

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"[…] only a month after 75 students there held a public bookburning of their student handbok for its gay content."

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book-burner

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