"perspiration" meaning in English

See perspiration in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌpɝspəˈreɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-ca-perspiration.oga [Canada] Forms: perspiration [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: perspire + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|perspire|ation}} perspire + -ation Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Perspiration is the action or process of perspiring
    Sense id: simple-perspiration-en-noun-6i-hv4y3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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