expurgation
French, noun/ɛk.spyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
expurgation is spelled E-X-P-U-R-G-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters). Expurgation is a French feminine noun meaning “expurgation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’expurger”.
What does expurgation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpurgation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’expurger. 2. Action qui consiste en l'éclaircissement des futaies.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expurgation
- expurgations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expurgation?
- /ɛk.spyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛk.spyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.