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expiration
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expiration
(noun)
expiration date
(noun)
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expiration
/ˌɛkspə
ˈ
reɪʃən/
noun
expiration
/ˌɛkspə
ˈ
reɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of EXPIRATION
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noncount
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1
:
the fact of coming to an end or no longer being valid after a period of time
:
the fact of expiring
the patent's
expiration
one month after the
expiration
of the contract
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medical
:
the act of breathing out
inhalation and
expiration
[=
exhalation
]
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