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expiration

expiration

noun ex-pee-rah-SYOHN Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin 'expiratio'

Also means

exhaling

Usage Note

Expiration covers two distinct senses: the expiry of a deadline or contract (date d'expiration) and, in physiology, the act of breathing out (exhalation), as opposed to inspiration (breathing in). In medical contexts, expiration and inspiration are the standard terms for the two phases of breathing.

Examples

"Vérifiez la date d'expiration sur l'emballage."

Natural Translation

Check the expiration date on the packaging.

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