expurgation

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === expurgation (countable and uncountable, plural expurgations) The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: ex‧pur‧ga‧tion === Noun === expurgation f (plural expurgations) expurgation === Further reading === “expurgation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012