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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain..
[…] only a month after 75 students there held a public bookburning of their student handbok for its gay content.
Use book-burning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Book-burning means The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain..
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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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