expunction
[ ik-spuhngk-shuh n ]
/ ɪkˈspʌŋk ʃən /
noun
the act of expunging; erasure.
Words nearby expunction
expugnable,
expulse,
expulsion,
expulsive,
expulsive pain,
expunction,
expunge,
expurgate,
expurgatorial,
expurgatory,
expwy
Example sentences from the Web for expunction
The scribe at first wrote wyerldes, but the l is marked for expunction.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7) |Geoffrey ChaucerCapell suggests that the lines he retains 'were second thoughts of the poet, and their original was meant for expunction.'
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9] |William Shakespeare