expiration

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English

Etymology

From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
• (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spaɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

expiration (countable and uncountable, plural expirations)

2. An act, process, or instance of expiring.
   2. (uncountable) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.

      Synonym: exhalation

      Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation

      Holonym: respiration

   4. (countable) A single outward breath.

      Synonym: exhalation

      Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation

   5. Other similar release of volatile matter.

      Synonym: emission

   7. (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
   8. Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.

      Synonyms: termination, end

   9. That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

Usage notes

• In most senses, mainly US; UK equivalent is expiry.
• The pronunciation based on that of expire is common in Philippine English, but is otherwise proscribed elsewhere.

Derived terms

Related terms

• expiry
• expire

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French expiration, borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

expiration f (plural expirations)

1. expiration (act of expiring)
2. expiration (act of breathing out)
3. expiration (end)

Related terms

• expirer

Further reading

• “expiration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.