cathartic

cathartic(
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thar
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. catártico
The actor said that writing her autobiographical play, which is based on her battle with cancer, was a cathartic experience.La actriz dijo que escribir su obra de teatro autobiográfica, la cual se basa en su batalla con el cáncer, fue una experiencia catártica.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el purgante
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The patient needed a cathartic to empty his bowels before surgery.El paciente necesitó un purgante para limpiar sus intestinos antes de la cirugía.
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