expiration
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō.[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spaɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editexpiration (countable and uncountable, plural expirations)
- The act of expiring.
- The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
- respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
- (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
- A cessation, extinction, ending
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Usage notes
edit- In most senses, mainly US; UK equivalent is expiry.
- The pronunciation based on that of expire is common in Philippine English, but is otherwise proscribed elsewhere.
Synonyms
edit- (breathing out): exhalation
- (cessation): termination, end
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “breathing out”): inspiration, inhalation
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editact of expiring
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act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
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emission of volatile matter; exhalation
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last emission of breath; death
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coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
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That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “expiration (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “expirāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French expiration, borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editexpiration f (plural expirations)
- expiration (act of expiring)
- expiration (act of breathing out)
- expiration (end)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “expiration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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