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expiration
/ ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən /
noun
- the finish of something; ending; expiry
- the act, process, or sound of breathing out
- rare.a last breath; death
expiration
/ ĕk′spə-rā′shən /
- See exhalation
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Other Words From
- nonex·pi·ration noun
- preex·pi·ration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of expiration1
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Example Sentences
Such prescriptions have no expiration date, and were swallowed as easily in 1974 as in 1934 or 2014.
But with the expiration of the law and the media focus on the House bill, awareness mounted and that uphill fight got easier.
And thanks for all the music that came with no expiration date.
Kerry himself recently identified an expiration date for the two-state solution within “a year to year-and-a-half to two years.”
By the time they haul it out, the patent may be nearing expiration.
They are all transported to the English colonies, where, at the expiration of ten years, they are supposed to be set at liberty.
At the expiration of four hours the storm had worn itself out, and was succeeded by a perfect calm.
A large number of the members of the Eleventh regiment reënlisted upon the expiration of their term of service.
At the expiration of that time, stamps must be affixed and the publications sent at third-class postal rates.
Expiration takes a very little longer than inspiration, and the rapidity of respiration depends on the needs of the body.
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