Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expurgation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pur-ga-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

expurgations (plural)

Synonyms

castration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does expurgation mean?: The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

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