n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ek-sp ə - ' r ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1526
1 a : the last emission of breath : DEATH b (1) : the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : EXHALATION (2) : the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)
2 : the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : TERMINATION