expunction noun. [ɪk'spʌŋkʃ(ǝ)n, ɛk-] E17.
[Latin expunctio(n-), formed as EXPUNCT: see -ION.]
1. The action of expunging; erasure. E17.
b. Palaeography. The indication of an erasure or cancellation to be made in a manuscript by means of dots placed beneath the relevant letter or letters. M20.

2. A wiping out, a removal. E-M17.

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