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English noun: expiration | |||
| 1. | expiration (time) a coming to an end of a contract period | ||
| Samples | The expiry of his driver's license. | ||
| Synonyms | expiry, termination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
| 2. | expiration (event) euphemistic expressions for death | ||
| Samples | Thousands mourned his passing. | ||
| Synonyms | departure, exit, going, loss, passing, release | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | death, decease, expiry | ||
| Domain usage | euphemism | ||
| 3. | expiration (act) the act of expelling air from the lungs | ||
| Synonyms | breathing out, exhalation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breath | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blow, huffing, puff, puffing, snorting, wind | ||
| Part meronym | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | ||
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