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[ pur-guh-twahr, ‐tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee ] / ˈpɜr gəˌtwɑr, ‐ˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i /
nouna river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long. Words nearby Purgatoirepurely, pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge, purging nut, puri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for PurgatoireIt was natural enough for the Colorado cowboys to transform "Purgatoire river" to "Picketwire river." The Word Hoosier; John Finley|Jacob Piatt Dunn The delightful Purgatoire, where the author sees a chorus of souls in Purgatory, is much better. Musical Memories|Camille Saint-Sans "If thar's anybody at Bent's ranch on th' Purgatoire, we might pick up a re-mount thar," muttered Tom. Bring Me His Ears|Clarence E. Mulford Hundreds of flathead chubs were collected in such pools in the Purgatoire and Arkansas rivers. Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis|Leonard J. Olund
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