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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expurgatory \Ex*pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]
   Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous;
   cleansing; purifying. "Expurgatory animadversions." --Sir T.
   Browne.
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   Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under
      Index.
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