◄ Expiration ►

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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.

Thesaurus
Aqua-Lung Z annihilation apodosis artificial respiration aspiration asthmatic wheeze bane biological death breath breath of air breathing broken wind catastrophe ceasing cessation cessation of life clinical death close closing coda concluding conclusion consummation cough crack of doom crossing the bar culmination curtain curtains death death knell debt of nature decease demise denouement departure destination destiny discontinuance discontinuation dissolution doom dying ebb of life effect end end of life end point ending envoi epilogue eschatology eternal rest exhalation exit expiry exsufflation extinction extinguishment fate final solution final summons final twitch final words finale finality finger of death finis finish gasp goal going going off grave gulp hack hand of death hiccup inhalation inhalator inspiration insufflation iron lung izzard jaws of death knell last last breath last debt last gasp last muster last rest last roundup last sleep last things last trumpet last words latter end leaving life loss of life making an end mouth-to-mouth resuscitation omega oxygen mask oxygen tent pant parting passing passing away passing over payoff period perishing peroration puff quietus release resolution respiration rest resting place reward scuba sentence of death shades of death shadow of death sigh sleep sneeze sniff sniffle snore snoring snuff snuffle somatic death sternutation stertor stoppage stopping place summons of death suspiration swan song term terminal termination terminus wheeze wind windup
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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