expiration

[ ek-spuh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
the act of expiring, or breathing out; emission of air from the lungs.
Archaic. death.

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Origin of expiration

1375–1425; late Middle English expiracioun < Latin expīrātiōn- (stem of expīrātiō), equivalent to expīrāt(us) (past participle of ex(s)pīrāre to expire) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM expiration

non·ex·pi·ra·tion, nounpre·ex·pi·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby expiration

expertize, expiable, expiate, expiation, expiatory, expiration, expiration date, expiratory, expiratory reserve volume, expiratory stridor, expire
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Words related to expiration

termination, expiry, decease, death, end, dying, departure, going, cessation, close, passing, terminus, closing, conclusion

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British Dictionary definitions for expiration

expiration
/ (ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the finish of something; ending; expiry
the act, process, or sound of breathing out
rare a last breath; death
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Medical definitions for expiration

expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rā′shən ]

n.

exhalation
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Scientific definitions for expiration

expiration
[ ĕk′spə-rā′shən ]

See exhalation.
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