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• Expiation

  [ek-spee-ey-shuh n] /ˌɛk spiˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made. /ˌɛkspɪˈeɪʃən/ noun 1. the act, process, or a means of expiating; atonement n. early 15c., via Middle French expiation or directly from Latin expiationem (nominative expiatio) “satisfaction, atonement,” noun of action from past participle […]

• Expiator

  [ek-spee-eyt] /ˈɛk spiˌeɪt/ verb (used with object), expiated, expiating. 1. to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one’s crimes. /ˈɛkspɪˌeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to atone for or redress (sin or wrongdoing); make amends for v. c.1600 (OED entry has a typographical error in the earliest date), from Latin expiatus, past participle of […]

• Expiatory

  [ek-spee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈɛk spi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ adjective 1. able to make atonement or expiation; offered by way of expiation: expiatory sacrifices. /ˈɛkspɪətərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. capable of making expiation 2. given or offered in expiation adj. 1540s, from Latin expiatorius, from expiatus, past participle of expiare (see expiation).

• Expiration

  [ek-spuh-rey-shuh n] /ˌɛk spəˈreɪ ʃən/ noun 1. a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract. 2. the act of , or breathing out; emission of air from the lungs. 3. Archaic. . /ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən/ noun 1. the finish of something; ending; expiry 2. the act, process, or sound of breathing out 3. […]

• Expiration-date

  noun 1. the last date that a product, as food, should be used before it is considered spoiled or ineffective, usually specified on the label or package.

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