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EXPECTORATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("expectoration" is a kind of...):
ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
Derivation:
expectorate (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of coughing up and spitting out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("expectoration" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Derivation:
expectorate (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
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