| Pronunciation: | | ik`spektu'reyshun
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- [n] the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- [n] the process of coughing up and spitting out
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| | Synonyms: | | spit, spitting |
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| | See Also: | | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.]
1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or
lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
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