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EXPIRATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
expiration (the act of expelling air from the lungs)
Derivation:
expire (expel air)