"exspiration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exspirations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exspiration (countable and uncountable, plural exspirations)
  1. Obsolete form of expiration. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: expiration
    Sense id: en-exspiration-en-noun-oNNoq1fa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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