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Meaning of memory-holing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An action or instance of alteration or disappearance of inconvenient or embarrassing documents, photographs, transcripts, or other records.

uncountable

Examples

“However, the extent of memory-holing that occurred with Elder Poelman's talk was not only extensive and unprecedented (as far as we know) but altogether ironic, given that all this occurred during the actual year of 1984.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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