expiration

Noun

Synonyms: termination expiry passing loss departure exit going release exhalation breathing out

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a coming to an end of a contract period“the expiry of his driver's license”Synonyms: termination expiry
euphemistic expressions for death“thousands mourned his passing”Synonyms: passing loss departure exit going release
the act of expelling air from the lungsSynonyms: exhalation breathing out

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Expiration \Ex`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. F. expiration. See Expire.]

1.The act of expiring; as: (a) (Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration. (b) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. [1913 Webster]

The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth. --Bacon. (c) The last emission of breath; death. "The groan of expiration." --Rambler. (d) A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. [1913 Webster]

Before the expiration of thy time.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. [1913 Webster]

The aspirate "he," which is . . . a gentle expiration.— G. Sharp.[1913 Webster]