flatulence
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English
Etymology
From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/, /ˈflæt͡ʃʊləns/, /ˈflæt(j)ʊləns/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Hyphenation: flat‧u‧lence
- Rhymes: -ætʃələns, -ætʃʊləns, -æt(j)ʊləns
Noun
flatulence (countable and uncountable, plural flatulences)
- The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
- The release of such gas; breaking wind.
Usage notes
A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.
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Related terms
- See also Thesaurus:flatulence
- afflatus
Translations
state of having gas in digestive system
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
flatulence f (plural flatulences)
See also
Further reading
- “flatulence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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