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expurgated

view main entry for expurgatedadjective  /ˈekspərˌɡeɪtəd/
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expurgate

verb [transitive]

expurgation

  /ˌekspərˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/  noun [countable/uncountable]
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expurgationexpurgations American English pronunciation: expurgationClick to listen to the pronunciation of expurgated /ˌekspərˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/  noun [countable/uncountable]InflectionssingularexpurgationpluralexpurgationsRelating to writing and editing: authorial, authorship, bestselling, censorship, creative writing, cut, edit, editorial, pagination, pen name

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