expiration

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩]
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• General-American: /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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• General-American: [ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩]
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• /ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ educated
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• [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] educated
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ժամկետի լրացում (žamketi lracʻum) — act of expiring
• Armenian: սպառում (spaṙum) — act of expiring
• Catalan: expiració — act of expiring
• Czech: expirace — act of expiring
• Finnish: erääntyminen — act of expiring
• Finnish: umpeutuminen — act of expiring
• French: expiration — act of expiring
• Hungarian: lejárat — act of expiring
• Hungarian: esedékesség — act of expiring
• Italian: espirazione — act of expiring
• Spanish: expiración — act of expiring
• Spanish: caducación — act of expiring
• Afrikaans: uitasem — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Assamese: নিশাহ (nixah) — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Bulgarian: издишване (izdišvane) — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Czech: výdech — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Finnish: ekspiraatio — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Finnish: uloshengitys — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• French: expiration — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Greek: εκπνοή (ekpnoḯ) — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Hungarian: kilégzés — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Hungarian: kilélegzés — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Italian: respirazione — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Spanish: espiración — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Swedish: exspiration — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Tagalog: luwashingahan — act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
• Bulgarian: изтичане (iztičane) — emission of volatile matter; exhalation
• French: expiration — emission of volatile matter; exhalation
• Hungarian: kigőzölgés — emission of volatile matter; exhalation
• Hungarian: kipárolgás — emission of volatile matter; exhalation
• Italian: esalazione — emission of volatile matter; exhalation
• Bulgarian: последно издихание (posledno izdihanie) — last emission of breath; death
• Finnish: viimeinen henkäys — last emission of breath; death
• Hungarian: lélek kilehelése — last emission of breath; death
• Italian: cessazione — last emission of breath; death
• Bulgarian: изтичане (iztičane) — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Bulgarian: свършване (svǎršvane) — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• French: expiration — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Greek: λήξη (líxi) — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Italian: cessazione — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Italian: espirazione — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Italian: scadenza — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Sanskrit: उपरम (uparama) — coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
• Italian: respiro — that which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out