Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinēgestiōnem
- Old Frenchegestion
- Englishegestion
From Old French egestion, from Latin ēgestiōnem, accusative of ēgestiō (“emptying, voiding”), action noun from the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry out”), from ex- + gerō.
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Chinese Mandarin 排糞 /排粪, 排泄
- 排糞 /排粪 (páifèn)act of egesting
- 排泄 (páixiè)act of egesting
- 排便 (páibiàn)act of egesting
- 排遺 /排遗 (páiyí)act of egesting
Finnish ulostaminen
- ulostaminenact of egesting
French excrétion, excrément
- excrétionact of egesting
- excrémentact of egesting
- éjectionact of egesting
German Egestion
- Egestionact of egesting
Spanish egestión
- egestiónact of egesting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with egestion
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APA
egestion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egestion
MLA
“egestion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egestion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egestion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egestion.
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