inhalation

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English

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Etymology

From inhale +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/, [ˌɪnɦəˈleɪʃn̩]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: in‧ha‧la‧tion

Noun

inhalation (countable and uncountable, plural inhalations)

  1. The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
    • 1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company [], →OCLC:
      The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
  2. The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

inhalation f (plural inhalations)

  1. inhalation (all meanings)

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