extersion
English
Etymology
From Latin extergere, extersum (“to wipe out”), from ex (“out”) + tergere (“to wipe or rub off”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĕks.tûrʹzhən
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛksˈtɜːʒən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛksˈtəɹʒən/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ter‧sion
Noun
extersion
- (obsolete) The act of wiping or rubbing out.
References
- “extersion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “extersion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.