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'''Clean''' is a [[word]] that serves as an [[adjective]] and a [[verb]].     
 
'''Clean''' is a [[word]] that serves as an [[adjective]] and a [[verb]].     
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As an [[adjective]] clean can mean not [[dirty]] or in order.  A clean window is a window free of [[dust]] just as a clean room is a room where the [[clothes]] and other items are put in order.  Clean can also refer to acceptable ideological content.  For example, [[Conservapedia]] defines itself as a clean source of information.  By this the site means it is free of material that may be offensive to its target audience.
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As an [[adjective]] clean can mean not [[dirty]] or in order.  A clean window is a window free of [[dust]] just as a clean room is a room where the [[clothes]] and other items are put in order.  Clean can also refer to acceptable ideological content.  For example, [[Conservapedia]] defines itself as a clean source of information.  By this the site means it is free of material that may be offensive to its target audience. So Conserapedia uses the word '''clean''' much like the rest of the world might use the words '''shallow''' or '''narrow'''.
    
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