1. (n.) The act of expiring

2. (n.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration.

3. (n.) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.

4. (n.) The last emission of breath; death.

5. (n.) A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.

6. (n.) That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

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