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FLATULENCE
turgidity, turgidness, flatulence
(noun) pompously embellished language
flatulence, flatulency, gas
(noun) a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flatulence (countable and uncountable, plural flatulences)
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.
The release of such gas; breaking wind.
Usage notes
A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.
Coordinate terms
• queef
Source: Wiktionary
Flat"u*lence, Flat"u*len*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flatulence.]
Definition: The state or quality of being flatulent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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