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eructation

eruc·ta·tion

UK/ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

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2.

a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ērūctātiōnem, accusative of ērūctātiō (“a belching forth, burp”), from ērūctāre (“to belch, burp”). Compare Middle English eructuacioun (“belching, burp”), borrowed from the same root.

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