Production code

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  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Motion Picture Production Code. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical, uncountable

    "From 1930 to 1956 the Production Code's sixth regulation on matters of “sex” boldly declared: “Miscegenation (sex relationship between the white and black races) is forbidden.”"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Production Code. alt-of, uncountable

    "When in 1934 an agreement among the major studios in Hollywood to a system of self-censorship – the production code – went into effect, it formalised the verdict that homosexuality could not be represented in acts or words on the screen."

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"From 1930 to 1956 the Production Code's sixth regulation on matters of “sex” boldly declared: “Miscegenation (sex relationship between the white and black races) is forbidden.”"

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