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Expurgatory

Expurgatory \Ex*pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. ``Expurgatory animadversions.''
--Sir T. Browne.

Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.

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expurgatory

a. serving to expurgate