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exhalation definition

ex·ha·la·tion (eks′hə lā′s̸hən, ek′sə-)

noun

  1. an exhaling or being exhaled; expiration or evaporation
  2. something exhaled, as air, steam, or an odor; emanation; effluvium

Etymology: L exhalatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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