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noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: expunctuation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The condition of being expunged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: expunging, erasure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deletion
History
Learned borrowing from Latin expunctiō, expunctiōnem.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
