expugnation

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noun

The act of taking by assault; conquest.

OriginLatin expugnatio →
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Meanings

nounexpugnation (plural expugnations)

plural expugnations

  1. obsoleteThe act of taking by assault; conquest.

    the expugnation of Vienna, he could never accomplish

    1615, George Sandys, “(please specify the page)”, in The Relation of a Iourney Begun An: Dom: 1610. […], London: […] [Richard Field] for W. Barrett, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinexpugnatio
  2. Englishexpugnation

Latin expugnatio.

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APA

expugnation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expugnation

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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