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perspiration

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aeiinopprrstStarts with PEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

Word origin

Borrowed from late Middle French perspiration, from perspirer (“perspire”), from Latin perspirare (“to blow or breathe constantly”), from per (“through”) + spirare (“to breathe, blow”). Morphologically perspire + -ation.

Used in a sentence

  • Genius is 1 per cent. inspiration and 99 per cent. perspiration.
  • Passing his hand across his forehead he withdrew it, wet with drops of perspiration.

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