"expletion" meaning in English

See expletion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Latin expletio (“a satisfying”). See expletive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|expletio||a satisfying}} Latin expletio (“a satisfying”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} expletion
  1. (obsolete) accomplishment; fulfillment Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-expletion-en-noun-zHhCrZ92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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