Expunction — Ex*punc tion, n. [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See {Expunge}.] The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expunge — Ex*punge ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged} ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging} ([e^]ks*p[u^]n j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick, puncture.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expunged — Expunge Ex*punge ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged} ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging} ([e^]ks*p[u^]n j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expunging — Expunge Ex*punge ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expunged} ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging} ([e^]ks*p[u^]n j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to prick,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expunction — noun Etymology: Latin expungere Date: 1606 the act of expunging ; the state of being expunged ; erasure … New Collegiate Dictionary
expunge — transitive verb (expunged; expunging) Etymology: Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex + pungere to prick more at pungent Date: 1602 1. to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion 2. to efface completely ; destroy 3. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
expunction — /ik spungk sheuhn/, n. the act of expunging; erasure. [1600 10; < LL expunction (s. of expunctio) a blotting out, equiv. to L expunct(us) blotted out (ptp. of expungere to EXPUNGE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
expunge — expunger, n. /ik spunj /, v.t., expunged, expunging. 1. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate. 2. to efface; wipe out or destroy. [1595 1605; < L expungere to blot out, erase, equiv. to ex EX 1 + pungere to prick] * * * … Universalium
exponction — (èk spon ksion) s. f. Terme de diplomatique. Indication, dans les manuscrits, de supprimer une lettre fautive, un mot fautif, ce qui se faisait en mettant un point au dessus de la lettre ou en entourant de points le mot qu il fallait retrancher.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ASTROLABIA — recentioribus dicta sunt, μετεωροσκὀπια Veterum; quae non solum de die valent, ut σκιόθηρα, sed et die ac nocte ad intervalla, magnitudines ac loca singularum stellarum signanda, sunt excogirata. Μετέωρα enim stellas quoque vocârunt Vereres, et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
MACEDONIUS II — MACEDONIUS II. Euphemio successit: quod haereticis favere nollet, pulsus ab Anastasio Imperat. in exilio obiit, A. C. 515. In eo solo reprehensus, quod Acacii haeretici nomen e Dyptichis expungere noluerit. Theod. Lector, l. 2. Collect. Niceph.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale