samizdat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

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Russian самиздат (samizdat) "self-published", from сам (sam) "self" + издат (izdat’), truncation of издательство (izdatjel’stvo) "publishing house". Compare Госиздат (Gosizdat).

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samizdat (uncountable)

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

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