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| sa·miz·dat [ smiz dàt, smiz dt ] |
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1. Soviet underground publishing: in the former Soviet Union, the printing and distribution of secret or banned literature
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2. banned literature: literature produced by the samizdat system
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3. (plural sa·miz·dats) secret printing press: a secret printing press, especially in the former Soviet Union
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| [Mid-20th century. < Russian< sam- "self" + shortening of izdatel'stvo "publishing house"] |
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