eructation

See also: éructation

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Noun

eructation (countable and uncountable, plural eructations)

The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.

References

eructation in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.

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