🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

expurgação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: expurgacao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expurgation/ˌɛkspɜːrˈɡeɪʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A expurgação de trechos inadequados foi exigida pela editora."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The removal of material from a piece of writing that is considered offensive or unsuitable.

    "The strict expurgation of the novel removed all controversial political commentary."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from Latin expurgatio(n-), from the verb expurgare, from ex- 'out, thoroughly' + purgare 'to purge'.

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