expiration (n.)

  1. a coming to an end of a contract period; the expiry of his drivers license

    [ Syn: termination , expiry ]

  2. euphemistic expressions for death; thousands mourned his passing

    [ Syn: passing , loss , departure , exit , going , release ]

  3. the act of expelling air from the lungs

    [ Syn: exhalation , breathing out ]

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