RESPIRA'TION, n. L. respiratio.
1. The act of breathing the act of inhaling air into the lungs and again exhaling or expelling it, by which animal life is supported. The respiration of fishes, for these cannot live long without air, appears to be performed by the air contained in the water acting on the gills.
2. Relief from toil.
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