Expunction

//ɪkˈspʌŋ(k).ʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act of expunging or erasing. countable, uncountable
2
deletion by an act of expunging or erasing wordnet
3
The condition of being expunged. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

blot cancel cancellation deletion erasure expunctuation

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expunctiō, expunctiōnem.

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