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noun
asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Rare form of asphyxiate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, rare
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History
Anglicization of New Latin asphyxia.
