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expulsion

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspʌlʃ(ə)n, ɛk-/
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Definition of expulsion

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of forcing someone to leave an organization:his expulsion from the union [count noun]:a rise in the number of pupil expulsions
  • the action or process of forcing someone to leave a place:the expulsion of two diplomats from the embassy
  • the action of forcing something out of the body: oxytocin causes expulsion of milk from the lactating mammary gland

Derivatives

expulsive

Pronunciation: /-sɪv/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin expulsio(n-), from expellere 'drive out' (see expel)

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