/ ˌekspəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( NAmE , formal ) = expiry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a vapour or exhalation): from Latin exspiratio(n-) , from the verb exspirare breathe out, from ex- out + spirare breathe.
/ ˌekspəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( NAmE , formal ) = expiry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a vapour or exhalation): from Latin exspiratio(n-) , from the verb exspirare breathe out, from ex- out + spirare breathe.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005