EXPUNCTION

expunction, expunging, erasure

(noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

expunction (countable and uncountable, plural expunctions)

The act of expunging or erasing.

Synonym: expunctuation

The condition of being expunged.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See Expunge.]

Definition: The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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