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Uncommonexpiration
The correct spelling is expiration.
How to pronounce expiration
noun
IPA: /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Say it like: Exp-ira-sho-n
The correct spelling is expiration. The act of expiring. For example: "respiration consists of inspiration and expiration"
Usage Examples
“respiration consists of inspiration and expiration”
Definition
noun
- 1.The act of expiring.
- 2.The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
- 3.Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
- 4.The last emission of breath; death.
- 5.A cessation, extinction, ending
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