exhalation

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun exhaled breath
  2. noun the act of expelling air from the lungs

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

halitus

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