samizdat Definition
sam·iz·dat (säm′iz dät′)
noun
- a system by which manuscripts denied official publication in the Soviet Union were circulated clandestinely in typescript or in mimeograph form, or were smuggled out for publication abroad
- manuscripts distributed in this way
Etymology: Russ, lit., self-published < samo-, self (for IE base see same) + izdat', to publish < iz-, from, out of + dat', to give (see dacha)
samizdat Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- publication: All the best with the venture, but I'm afraid I'm passed writing for nothing for samizdat publications.
- form: On the one hand, a number of hitherto banned books, circulating only in samizdat form, could be published in print.
- literature: Within the Czech Republic, emphasis often seems to be placed on the primary importance of samizdat literature.
- writer: Samizdat writers have the excuse of a paper shortage for omitting paragraph spacing.
- text: It's perhaps worth noting that the books have never been samizdat texts in prep schools.
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