EXPIRATION, EXPIRE, EXPIRY
NOUNS
1621 ► EFFLUXION the lapse or passing away of time; the expiry or completion of a certain period
1647 ► EFFLUX the lapse, passing away of time, or of a particular period; hence, expiry, end
1793 ► ELAPSE expiration, lapse, passing away of time → obs.
VERBS
1399 ► FAIL of a period of time or anything that has a finite duration: to come to an end; to expire → obs.
1845 ► BLOW to expire, to die
1999 ► PASS OVER THE GREAT DIVIDE to expire, to die → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
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