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Definitions: Expiration |
ExpirationNoun1. A coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license". 2. Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing". 3. The act of expelling air from the lungs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "expiration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Expiration \Ex`pi*ra"tion\, noun. [Latin expression expiratio,exspiratio: compare to the French expression expiration. See Expire.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The act of breathing out, or expelling air from the lungs. (references) |
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Synonyms: ExpirationSynonyms: breathing out (n), departure (n), exhalation (n), exit (n), expiry (n), going (n), loss (n), passing (n), release (n), termination (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
End | Consummation, denouement; finish; (completion); fate; doom, doomsday; crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain; goal, destination; limit, determination; expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination; death; end of all things; finality; eschatology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | So here I am, day after day, year after year, thirty and way past my expiration date. (My Big Fat Greek Wedding; writing credit: Nia Vardalos) | |
Clever | Why is there an expiration date on my sour cream container? (references; author: unknown) | |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Last fight of the Pennsylvania Reserves before the expiration of their term of service.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Doom; annihilation; demise; destruction; dissolution; dissolution; expiration; extermination; extinction; finish; passing; ruin; ruination; final; end; . |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | At the expiration of fifteen years there will be evacuated: the bridgehead of Mainz, the bridgehead of Kehl and the remainder of the German territory under occupation. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He was liberated at the expiration of his term, but with extreme regret. |
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Business | The Italian 1999 auto market still managed to stay well ahead of all forecasts despite the expiration of state automobile purchase incentives. (references) | |
The Arabic label must carry information on the product's ingredients, production and expiration dates and hazardous-products warnings (if applicable). (references) | ||
If termination occurs prior to contract expiration, the usual termination fee equals the value of the distributor's expected profit margin over a two-year period. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Zambia | Radio Phoenix had tried to renew the license prior to its expiration, but the Government failed to provide guidelines for the necessary renewal procedures in a timely manner. (references) |
Economic History | Italy | Such claims by agents are subject to an expiration period of 1 year. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Dairy products must have the expiration date printed on the packages. (references) | |
Human Rights | Uganda | If the case has been committed to the court before the expiration of this period, the Constitution does not limit pretrial detention. (references) |
Mexico | In 1999 the Senate named legal scholar Jose Luis Soberanes to a 5-year term as CNDH president, replacing the sitting president prior to the expiration of her term. (references) | |
Syria | Former prisoners are subject to a so-called "rights ban," which begins from the day of sentencing and lasts until 7 years after the expiration of the sentence, in the case of felony convictions. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Australia | Upon its expiration in December 2000, the Council was replaced by Reconciliation Australia, Ltd., a private foundation with government funding, which is charged with continuing the Council's work. (references) |
Minorities | Israel and the occupied territories | In October after the expiration of the most recent extension, under instructions from the Sharon government, the State Prosecutor's Office submitted an affidavit to the High Court asking it to reject the villagers' appeal, stating that the Government had legally appropriated the land and that the precedent of returning displaced persons to their villages would be used for propaganda and political purposes by the Palestinian Authority. (references) |
Political Economy | PARAGUAY | Expiration dates must be printed on medical products and some consumer goods. (references) |
Political Rights | Syria | The duration of such restrictions is 7 years after expiration of the sentence in the case of felony convictions; however, in practice, the restrictions may continue beyond that period. (references) |
Trade | Chad | Production and expiration dates are controlled. (references) |
Bolivia | This certificate must include expiration dates. (references) | |
Travel | China | Upon expiration, the Type Z visa can be renewed with reasonable amount of effort and paperwork. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | The visa may be extended at the discretion of the Saudi Embassy or Consulate prior to the expiration date. (references) | |
New Zealand | A valid passport with an expiration date at least three months beyond the date of departure is also required. (references) | |
Worker Rights | El Salvador | Unions only may strike after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Before the expiration of the charter the stock-holders of the bank obtained an act of incorporation from the legislature of Pennsylvania, excluding only the United States. |
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| "Expiration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Expiration" is used about 78 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 78 | 37,656 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "expiration": expiration date. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "expiration": expiration-dated. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "expiration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | përfundim (afterpiece, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, denouement, derivation, development, eduction, effect, end product, event, finality, finding, finish, fulfillment, fulfilment, harvest, issue, job, lapse, last, offshoot, offspring, outcome, output, perfecting, performance, result, resume, rider, total, train, upshot, windup), mbarim (closure, conclusion, date, death, end, ending, finality, finish, leaving, Omega, period, tag, tail end, termination), frymënxjerrje (exhalation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | موت (bane, death, decease, demise, dissolution, ending, exit, expiry, fate, passing, quietus), وفاة (death, demise, dying), زفير (exhalation, expiry), إنقضاء (elapse, expiry), إنتهاء (close, ending, solution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | смърт (curtains, death, decease, demise, departure, divide, doom, dust, dying, end, ending, exit, fatality, fate, grave, happy release, last, passing, quietus, tomb), изтичане (discharge, effluence, efflux, effusion, escape, expiry, flow, fluxion, issuance, issue, leak, leakage, outflow, outgo, outlet, seepage, termination), издихание (gasp), издишане (expiry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 失效. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vydechnutí (exhalation, puff). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | exspirium, exspiration, exspiratio, udånding. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | expiratie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uloshengitys (breathing out), päättymisaika, päättyminen (close, conclusion, end, expiry, termination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | expiration (exhalation, expiry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verfall (abasement, blight, decadence, decadences, decay, decline, dilapidation, disrepair, expiry, exspiration, fall, forfeiture, lapse, lapsing, obsolescence, plight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εκπνοή (exhalation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שיפ" (blow out, exhalation, puff). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vége vminek (rump, tip), kipárolgás (aura, aurae, excreta, exhalation, fume, transpiration), kilehelés, kilégzés (exhalation), kigőzölgés (evaporation, exhalation, reek, vapor, vapour), esedékesség (matureness, maturity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | daluwarsa (expiration date, expired, overdue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | espirazione (exhalation), scadenza (date, deadline, due date, expiry, expiry date, matureness, maturity, maturity date, run, term, time limit), decadenza (decadence, decadency, decay, declension, decline, dilapidation, disrepair, downfall, fall, loss, rot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 経過 (passage, progress), 満了 (termination), 満期 (maturity), 明け (beginning, dawn, end). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ま"りょう (termination), ま"き (maturity), あけ (beginning, dawn, end), けいか (capital, flower capital, light of a firefly, passage, progress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 만료. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhiggey magh ennal (exhalation, exhale, expire), jerrey (back, back of cart, bottom, close, closing, closure, conclusion, effect, end, expiry, extreme, finale, finish, hinderpart, offal, stern, termination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | utløp, utånding. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | expirationay expiração (expiry). (various references) expirare (determination, expiry), expiraţiune, expiraţie, terminare (completeness, expiry, finishing, ripening, termination). (various references) экспирация, выдыхание (exhalation), выдох (exhalation). (various references) izdisanje (exhalation, expiry), isticanje (efflux, emphasis, leakage, outgo). (various references) espiración, expiración (end, expiry, terminate). (various references) exspiration, utlöpande, utgång (denouement, egress, egression, end, exit, expiry, issue, lapse, level, output, port, upshot, way out), utandning (exhalation), upphörande (abolishment, cessation, demise, discontinuance, discontinuation, expiry, lapse). (various references) vade (credit, date, deferment, expiry, matureness, maturity, prompt, tenor, time), sona erme (ending, expiry, finality, finish, lapse), son (afterbirth, bedrock, close, conclusion, conclusive, curtains, definitive, denouement, end, ending, expiry, extremity, farewell, fate, final, finis, finish, finishing, full, full stop, issue, kiss off, last, late, latest, latter, nth, Omega, outcome, quietus, recent, result, ruination, secundine, sunset, supreme, tail end, terminal, termination, ultimate, upshot), süre sonu (expiry), nefes verme (exhalation), bitiş (expiry, finale, finish, termination). (various references) видихання (exhalation). (various references) sự thở ra sự thở hắt ra, sự tắt thở, sự kết thúc (close, closing, conclusion, ending, expiry, finale, finish, termination, wind-up), sự chết sự mãn hạn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 11, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Swthria de autouV apoleiyei h gar elpiV autwn apwleia ofqalmoi de asebwn takhsontai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Oculi autem impiorum deficient et effugium peribit ab eis et spes eorum abominatio animae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The eyen forsothe of vnpitous men shul faile; and out fliyt shal pershe fro hem, and the hope of hem abhomynacioun of soule. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath. |
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| Language | Job Chapter 11, Verse 20 |
| Albanian | Por sytë e të pabesëve do të treten; çdo shpëtim do t'u pritet, dhe shpresa e tyre do të jetë grahma e fundit". |
| Cebuano | Apan ang mga mata sa mga malinapason makawang, Ug sila walay dalangpanan nga ilang pagakalagiwan; Ug ang ilang paglaum mao ang pagpanugyan sa espiritu. |
| Chinese | 但 惡 人 的 眼 目 必 要 失 明 、 他 們 無 路 可 逃 ． 他 們 的 指 望 就 是 氣 絕 。 |
| Croatian | A zlikovcima ugasnut æe oèi, neæe im više biti utoèišta: izdahnut', bit æe jedina im nada." <p> |
| Danish | Men de gudløses Øjne vansmægter; ude er det med deres Tilflugt, deres Håb er blot at udånde Sjælen! |
| Dutch | Maar de ogen der goddelozen zullen bezwijken, en de toevlucht zal van hen vergaan; en hun verwachting zal zijn de uitblazing der ziel. |
| Finnish | Mutta jumalattomain silmät raukeavat; turvapaikka on heiltä mennyt, ja heidän toivonsa on huokaus." |
| French | Mais les yeux des méchants seront consumés; Pour eux point de refuge; La mort, voil leur espérance! |
| German | Aber die Augen der Gottlosen werden verschmachten, und sie werden nicht entrinnen können; denn Hoffnung wird ihrer Seele fehlen. |
| Hungarian | De a gonoszok szemei elepednek, menedékök eltünik elõlök, és reménységök: a lélek kilehellése! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tapi orang jahat akan memandang kebingungan, sebab bagi mereka tak ada pertolongan. Satu-satunya harapan mereka ialah agar ajal segera tiba." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi mata orang fasik itu akan kabur dan perlindungannya akan hilang dari padanya, dan pengharapannya itulah menjadi keputusan nyawanya! |
| Italian | Ma gli occhi dei malvagi languiranno, ogni scampo è per essi perduto, unica loro speranza è l'ultimo respiro! |
| Maori | Ka poko ia nga kanohi o te hunga kino, kore ake he rerenga mo ratou; ko ta ratou e tumanako atu ai ko te hemonga. |
| Norwegian | Men de ugudeliges øine tæres bort; de har ingen tilflukt mere, og deres håp er å utånde sjelen. |
| Portuguese | Mas os olhos dos ímpios desfalecerão, e para eles não haverá refúgio; a sua esperança será o expirar. |
| Rumanian | Dar ochii celor rqi se vor topi; ei n`au loc de scqpare: moartea, iatq nqdejdea lor!`` |
| Russian | ЗМБЪБ 'ЕЪЪБЛПООЩИ ЙУФБАФ, Й Х'ЕЦЙЭЕ ТП Б"ЕФ Х ОЙИ, Й ОБ"ЕЦ"Б ЙИ ЙУЮЕЪОЕФ. |
| Spanish | Pero los ojos de los malos serán consumidos; no habrá para ellos escapatoria, y su esperanza será el último suspiro. |
| Swedish | Men de ogudaktigas ögon skola försmäkta; ingen tillflykt skall mer finnas för dem, och deras hopp skall vara att få giva upp andan. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "expiration": expirations. (additional references) | |
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"Expiration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: epilation, epuration, esperation, expantion, expication, exporation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "expiration" (pronounced e'ksperā"shun) |
| 7 | -s p er ā" sh u n | aspiration, desperation, exasperation, inspiration, perspiration, respiration. |
| 6 | -p er ā" sh u n | cooperation, corporation, evaporation, incorporation, operation, preparation, recuperation, reincorporation, reparation, separation. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | aberration, acceleration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, amelioration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, exaggeration, exhilaration, exoneration, exploration, federation, figuration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, perforation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abomination, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-t-x" | |
-1 letter: expiation. | |
-2 letters: atropine, expiator, paintier, pointier. | |
-3 letters: atropin, epinaoi, inertia, operant, painter, pertain, pointer, pronate, protean, protein, repaint, ripieno, tropine. | |
-4 letters: aroint, arpent, atoner, enrapt, entrap, export, norite, opiate, orient, ornate, orpine, panier, pantie, parent, parton, patine, patron, pineta, pinier, pinite, pirate, pitier, pointe, pretax, protea, protei, pterin, rapine, rapini, ratine, ration, retain, retina. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-t-x" | |
+1 letter: expirations, extirpation. | |
+2 letters: expatriation, extirpations. | |
+3 letters: expatriations, expeditionary, expropriating, expropriation, interproximal. | |
+4 letters: expropriations. | |
+5 letters: experimentation, extemporisation, extemporization. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 70 69 72 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .--. .. .-. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01110000 01101001 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x p i r a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0070 0069 0072 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39908275846786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Sounds 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Bible Trace | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Orthography | 21. Bibliography |
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