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ejection

Ejection, n.

Etymology: [L. ejectio: cf. F. éjection.]

1. The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation. "Vast ejection of ashes." Eustace. "The ejection of a word." Johnson.

2. (Physiol.)

The act or process of discharging anything from the body, particularly the excretions.

3. The state of being ejected or cast out; dispossession; banishment.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists ejection only as an antonym, under entrance.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms