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Main Entry:
catharsis
[
k
uh
-
thahr
-sis
]
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/
kəˈθɑrsɪs
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
purging, purification
Synonyms:
ablution,
abreaction
, cleansing, expurgation, lustration, purgation, purification,
release
Antonyms:
dirtying
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