Etymology

purgament

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Today it means: Something excreted or purged; excretion. Full definition →

Latin purgamentum
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  1. Latin · derived frompurgamentum“offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice”
  2. English todaypurgament

From Latin purgamentum (“offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice”). See purge.

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