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Expurgation

Expurgation Meaning & Definition
Expurgation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expurgation?

[n] the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Synonyms | Synonyms for Expurgation: castration

Related Terms | Find terms related to Expurgation:

See Also | bowdlerisation | bowdlerization | deletion

Expurgation In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.] The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. --Milton.

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