English Explanatory Dictionary

expiration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expiration.wav /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ [ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩] /ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩]

Word forms

expiration expirations exspiration

Etymology

From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.

Synonyms

exhalation emission demise quietus death tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization dirt nap doom exit expiration fatality liquidation mortality passing repose sleep of the just sunset the big sleep crash downfall fall (the) bane (the) end termination end

Antonyms

inspiration inhalation

Related words

expiry expire

Derived words

expirational expiration date expiration time postexpiration time until expiration

Translations

Armenian: ժամկետի լրացում Armenian: սպառում Catalan: expiració Czech: expirace Finnish: erääntyminen Finnish: umpeutuminen French: expiration Italian: espirazione Italian: respiro Spanish: expiración Spanish: caducación
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