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Flatulence

//ˈflæt͡ʃələns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    pompously embellished language wordnet
  3. 3
    The release of such gas; breaking wind. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal wordnet

Etymology

From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).

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