expurgation meaning

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expurgation (noun): the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work.

Definition of expurgation

  1. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

    Synonyms: castration

    Type of: deletion

    Kinds: bowdlerization

    Related forms: expurgate

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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