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expiration

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/
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/ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ · [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] · /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ · [ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩] · /ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ · [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩]

Definition of expiration

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
    “Holonym: respiration”
    “crackles heard on expiration”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
    “Holonym: respiration”
    “crackles heard on expiration”
  2. (countable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
    “labored expirations”
  3. (countable, uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
  4. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
  5. (countable, uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.
    “expiration date”
  6. (countable, uncountable)An act, process, or instance of expiring.

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Etymology

From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.

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