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blue-pencil
(redirected from blue-pencilling)

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blue-pen·cil (blpnsl)
tr.v. blue-pen·ciled also blue-pen·cilled, blue-pen·cil·ing also blue-pen·cil·ling, blue-pen·cils also blue-pen·cils
To edit, revise, or correct with or as if with a blue pencil.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.blue-pencil - cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"
censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"
Translations
blue-pencil [ˈbluːˈpensl] VTtachar con lápiz negro(en la censura)
see also blue D


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