epuration

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noun

purification of a product (such as in the process of sugar extraction)

OriginFrench épuration →
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Meanings

nounepuration (usually uncountable, plural epurations)

plural epurations

  1. uncountableusuallypurification of a product (such as in the process of sugar extraction)
  2. uncountableusuallyany type of political cleansing, such as ethnic cleansing

Origin

  1. Frenchépuration
  2. Englishepuration

From French épuration.

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APA

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MLA

“epuration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epuration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epuration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epuration.

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