censorship English · revision 15495

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1591}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ ''(UK)''; /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|censor|-ship]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The office or function of a censor: 1591 in the OED, the 1590s in Etymonline, about 1591 in Merriam-Webster.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The office of a Roman censor is from 1600.^(OED 1989) The action of censoring is from 1824,^(Etymonline) and censorship of the press specifically from 1827.^(OED 1989) In psychology, the mind's suppression of disturbing thoughts before they reach consciousness is from 1924.^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1591 – the office of a censor.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1600 – the Roman censorship.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1824 – the act of censoring.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1827 – press censorship.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1924 – censorship in psychology.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The suppression or control of books, films, news or other material considered objectionable or dangerous.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The office of a Roman [[censor]].^(AHD)

+ # ''(psychoanalysis)'' The mind's regulation of unconscious impulses before they reach consciousness.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[anticensorship]]

+ * [[precensorship]]

+ * [[procensorship]]

+ * [[self-censorship]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[censor]]

+ * [[censure]]

+ * [[census]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}