expiration

== English == === Alternative forms === exspiration (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spaɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === expiration (countable and uncountable, plural expirations) An act, process, or instance of expiring. (uncountable) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth. Synonym: exhalation Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation Holonym: respiration (countable) A single outward breath. Synonym: exhalation Antonyms: inspiration, inhalation Other similar release of volatile matter. Synonym: emission (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death. Synonyms: demise, quietus; see also Thesaurus:death Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending. Synonyms: termination, end That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. ==== Usage notes ==== In most senses, mainly US; UK equivalent is expiry. The pronunciation based on that of expire is common in Philippine English, but is otherwise proscribed elsewhere. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expiry expire ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French expiration, borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === expiration f (plural expirations) expiration (act of expiring) expiration (act of breathing out) expiration (end) ==== Related terms ==== expirer === Further reading === “expiration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012