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Expiration Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Expiration has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a coming to an end of a contract period

"the expiry of his driver's license"

2

euphemistic expressions for death

"thousands mourned his passing"

3

the act of expelling air from the lungs

"The doctor listened carefully to my expiration before confirming that my breathing was normal."

4

The act of expiring.

"The expiration of his passport meant he could no longer travel abroad."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
end death breath
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
puffing blow wind

Origin

The word expiration comes from the Middle English term for "vapor" or "breath," which was borrowed directly from Latin. It entered modern usage to describe the act of breathing out or coming to an end.

Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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