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Expurgated Definition & Meaning

expurgated
adjective
  1. having material deleted; "at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions"

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What does expurgated mean?
having material deleted; "at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions"
What part of speech is expurgated?
Expurgated is an adjective.

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