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Complete Definition of "samizdat"

English

Etymology
Russian �амизда� (samizdat) "self-published", from �ам (sam) "self" + изда� (izdat�), truncation of изда�ел���во (izdatjel�stvo) "publishing house". Compare �о�изда� (Gosizdat).

Noun
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  1. underground, often illegal, literature
  2. the act of publishing such literature

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