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exhalation

ex·ha·la·tion

UK/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/ US/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

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the act of expelling air from the lungs

Origin

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

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