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expiration

Noun

∙ The act of expiring.
∙ The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; – opposed to inspiration.
∙ Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
∙ The last emission of breath; death.
∙ A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
∙ That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

BABYLON ENGLISH
expiration n.
termination, end; exhalation

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
expiration
expiration
\ex`pi*ra"tion\ (?), n. [l. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. f. expiration. see expire.]
1. the act of expiring; as: (a) (physiol.) the act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration. (b) emission of volatile matter; exhalation. the true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth. (c) the last emission of breath; death. "the groan of expiration." --rambler. (d) a coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. before the expiration of thy time.
2. that which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. the aspirate "he," which is a gentle expiration. sharp.
expiration
n
1. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiry]

2. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release]

3. the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: exhalation, breathing out]

WORDNET 2.0
expiration
Noun
1. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
(synonym) termination, expiry
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) run out, expire
2. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
(synonym) passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release
(hypernym) death, decease
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
3. the act of expelling air from the lungs
(synonym) exhalation, breathing out
(hypernym) breath
(hyponym) cough, coughing
(part-holonym) breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
(derivation) exhale, expire, breathe out

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Expiration
Expiration may refer to:DeathExhalation of breath, breathing outExpiration (options), the legal termination of an option to take an actionExpiration date (disambiguation)Expiration (film), a 2004 independent feature film
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

expiration

Noun

∙ The act of expiring.
∙ The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; – opposed to inspiration.
∙ Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
∙ The last emission of breath; death.
∙ A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
∙ That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

BABYLON ENGLISH
expiration n.
termination, end; exhalation

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
expiration
expiration
\ex`pi*ra"tion\ (?), n. [l. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. f. expiration. see expire.]
1. the act of expiring; as: (a) (physiol.) the act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration. (b) emission of volatile matter; exhalation. the true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth. (c) the last emission of breath; death. "the groan of expiration." --rambler. (d) a coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. before the expiration of thy time.
2. that which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. the aspirate "he," which is a gentle expiration. sharp.
expiration
n
1. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiry]

2. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release]

3. the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: exhalation, breathing out]

WORDNET 2.0
expiration
Noun
1. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
(synonym) termination, expiry
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) run out, expire
2. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
(synonym) passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release
(hypernym) death, decease
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
3. the act of expelling air from the lungs
(synonym) exhalation, breathing out
(hypernym) breath
(hyponym) cough, coughing
(part-holonym) breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
(derivation) exhale, expire, breathe out

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Expiration
Expiration may refer to:DeathExhalation of breath, breathing outExpiration (options), the legal termination of an option to take an actionExpiration date (disambiguation)Expiration (film), a 2004 independent feature film
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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