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单词 expunction
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expunction

[ ik-spuhngk-shuhn ]
/ ɪkˈspʌŋk ʃən /
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noun

the act of expunging; erasure.

Origin of expunction

1600–10; <Late Latin expūnctiōn- (stem of expūnctiō) a blotting out, equivalent to Latin expūnct(us) blotted out (past participle of expungere to expunge) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby expunction

expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial, expurgatory, expwy
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Example sentences from the Web for expunction

  • The scribe at first wrote wyerldes, but the l is marked for expunction.

    Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Capell suggests that the lines he retains 'were second thoughts of the poet, and their original was meant for expunction.'

    The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]|William Shakespeare
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