expiration
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expiration
- /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ UK
- [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] UK
- /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ US
- [ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩] US
- /ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ Philippines, nonstandard
- [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] Philippines, nonstandard
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.
noun expirations · exspiration
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The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
Holonym: respiration
Similar: exhalation · Opposite: inspiration, inhalation
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A single outward breath.
labored expirations
Similar: exhalation · Opposite: inspiration, inhalation
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Other similar release of volatile matter.
Similar: emission
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The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
Similar: demise, quietus, death, end, tomb, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization, dirt nap, doom
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Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
expiration date
Similar: termination, end
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: expiry, termination, departure, release, loss, exit, passing, going, exhalation, breathing out, expire, extinction, lapsing, cessation, lapse, revocation
Translations
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noun act of expiring
| Español | expiración, caducación |
|---|---|
| Français | expiration |
| Italiano | espirazione |
noun that which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out
| Italiano | respiro |
|---|
noun act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
| Español | espiración |
|---|---|
| Français | expiration |
| Italiano | respirazione |
| Ελληνικά | εκπνοή ekpnoḯ |
noun emission of volatile matter; exhalation
| Français | expiration |
|---|---|
| Italiano | esalazione |
noun last emission of breath; death
| Italiano | cessazione |
|---|
noun coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
| Français | expiration |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cessazione, espirazione, scadenza |
| Ελληνικά | λήξη líxi |
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title = {expiration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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