Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

book burning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
book burn-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any mass destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

book burnings (plural)

Synonyms

bibliocide

Questions

What does book burning mean?
A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.

How to pronounce book burning

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