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expiration
/ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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What does expiration mean?
noun
- The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- A single outward breath.
- Other similar release of volatile matter.
More meanings (3)
noun
- The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
- Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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This letter in a degree recalled me to life, and I determined to quit my island at the expiration of two days.
At the expiration of a quarter of an hour it seemed as though that species of stormy roar were becoming more distant.
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It is, therefore, certain that both the arteries and the veins of the eye are more or less distended during violent expiration.
We remained on deck till the expiration of the watch, the wind blowing very fresh and the rain coming down in torrents.
In one of these five months elapsed, and the other did not become affected until after the expiration of the seventh month.