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ejection

[ih-jek-shuhn] Origin

e·jec·tion

[ih-jek-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of ejecting.
2.
the state of being ejected.
3.
something ejected, as lava.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin ējectiōn- (stem of ējectiō) a throwing out, equivalent to eject- (see eject) + -iōn- -ion

non·e·jec·tion, noun
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Ejection is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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eject (ɪˈdʒɛkt)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit
2.  (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
3.  (tr) to dismiss, as from office
4.  (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
5.  (tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
 
[C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw]
 
e'jection
 
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ejection
1610s, from L. ejectionem, noun of action from ejicere (see eject). The jet pilot's ejection seat (also ejector seat) is from 1945.
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ejection e·jec·tion (ĭ-jěk'shən)
n.

  1. The act of driving or casting out by physical force from within.

  2. See ejecta.

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