| NOUN | time | expiration, termination, expiry | a coming to an end of a contract period |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | expiration, passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release | euphemistic expressions for death | |
| act | expiration, exhalation, breathing out | the act of expelling air from the lungs |
| Sounds | eh.ksperey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A coming to an end of a contract period. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | termination, expiry | |
| Broader | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| Spanish | expiración, terminación, vencimiento | |
| Catalan | caducitat, expiració, venciment | |
| Verbs | expire | lose validity |
| Meaning | euphemistic expressions for death. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | passing, loss, departure, exit, going, release | |
| Broader | death, decease, expiry | The event of dying or departure from life |
| Usage of | euphemism | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
| Spanish | deceso, defunción, expiración, fallecimiento, fenecimiento, liberación, óbito, partida, pérdida, trance, tránsito | |
| Catalan | decés, defunció, expiració, òbit, pas, trànsit, traspàs | |
| Verbs | expire | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life |
| Meaning | The act of expelling air from the lungs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | exhalation, breathing out | |
| Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
| Narrower | blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth |
| puffing, huffing, snorting | An act of forcible exhalation | |
| wind | breath | |
| Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
| Spanish | espiración, exhalación, expiración | |
| Catalan | exhalació | |
| Adjectives | expiratory | of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration |
| Verbs | expire | expel air |
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