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FLATULENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pompously embellished language
Synonyms:
flatulence; turgidity; turgidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("flatulence" is a kind of...):
long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness (boring verbosity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
Synonyms:
flatulence; flatulency; gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("flatulence" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Derivation:
flatulent (suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
flatulent (generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
