expurgation
- n the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
expurgator
- n a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator
extemporisation
- n a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
extemporization
- n a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
extended care facility
- n a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)
extended family
- n a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
extended order
- n a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits