🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

censura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: censura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Censorship/ˈsɛn.sər.ʃɪp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A liberdade de expressão não deve sofrer censura."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, news, films, or other communications that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

    "The government imposed strict censorship on all independent media outlets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'censorship' originates from the Latin word 'censere', meaning 'to assess' or 'to estimate'. It evolved in the early 16th century to refer to the practice of suppressing or restricting access to information deemed objectionable or harmful, particularly in the context of literature and media.

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