expulsion

See also: expulsión

English

Etymology

From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio, expulsionem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

expulsion (countable and uncountable, plural expulsions)

  1. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
    The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team, resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expulsiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spyl.sjɔ̃/

Noun

expulsion f (plural expulsions)

  1. expulsion, eviction
    • 1918, Marcel Proust, À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs [In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower] (À la recherche du temps perdu)‎[1]:
      Elle s'étonnait qu'on fût scandalisé des expulsions des jésuites, disant que cela s'était toujours fait, même sous la monarchie, même en Espagne.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (sports) sending-off, red card, dismissal

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Occitan

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Noun

expulsion f (plural expulsions)

  1. expulsion

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