"expurgation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: expurgations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} expurgation (countable and uncountable, plural expurgations)
  1. The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): rensning [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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