EXPIRATION


Meaning of EXPIRATION in English

/ 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.