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Meaning of Expiration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
    uncountable
  2. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
    uncountable
  3. A single outward breath.
    countable
  4. Other similar release of volatile matter.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
    countable, euphemistic, uncountable
  6. Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
    countable, uncountable
  7. That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans uitasem
العربية الإنتهاء
Български изтичане
Bosanski izdah издах
Čeština expirace exspirace oddech výdech
Deutsch Ablauf Ausatmung
Ελληνικά εκπνοή λήξη
Español espiración
Français expiration
Hrvatski izdah издах
日本語 失効 満了 満期 病死
Polski wydech
Српски izdah издах
Українська тираж

Examples

“Holonym: respiration”
“crackles heard on expiration”
“labored expirations”
“expiration date”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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