eructation
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eruct or eructate (ɪˈrʌkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to raise (gas and often a small quantity of acid) from the stomach; belch |
| 2. | (of a volcano) to pour out (fumes or volcanic matter) |
| [C17: from Latin ēructāre, from ructāre to belch] | |
| eructate or eructate | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin ēructāre, from ructāre to belch] | |
| eructation or eructate | |
| —n | |
| eructative or eructate | |
| —adj | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| eruct or eructate (ɪˈrʌkt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to raise (gas and often a small quantity of acid) from the stomach; belch |
| 2. | (of a volcano) to pour out (fumes or volcanic matter) |
| [C17: from Latin ēructāre, from ructāre to belch] | |
| eructate or eructate | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin ēructāre, from ructāre to belch] | |
| eructation or eructate | |
| —n | |
| eructative or eructate | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
eructation
"belching," 1533, from L. eructatio (gen. eructationis) "a belching forth," from eructatos, pp. of eructare, from ex- "out" + ructare "to belch," from PIE *reug- "to belch" (cf. Lith. rugiu "to belch," Gk. eryge, Arm. orcam), probably of imitative origin.
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eructation e·ruc·ta·tion (ĭ-rŭk-tā'shən, ē'rŭk-)
n.
The act or an instance of belching.
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