noun
( BrE ) a government notice sent to newspapers telling them that they must not publish particular information about sth, for reasons of national security
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WORD ORIGIN
Second World War: D for defence .
noun
( BrE ) a government notice sent to newspapers telling them that they must not publish particular information about sth, for reasons of national security
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WORD ORIGIN
Second World War: D for defence .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005