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exhalation.

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/[ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃn̩]
  1. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

    countable · uncountable
    short exhalations of breath
  2. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam

    countable · uncountable
    exhalations from the earth or flowers
  3. A bright phenomenon; a meteor.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin exhālātiō, from exhālō (“to breathe out, to exhale”), from hālō (“to breathe”). Equivalent to exhale + -ation.

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