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asphyxiation|æsˌfɪksɪˈeɪʃən| [n. of action f. asphyxiate: see -ation.] The action of producing asphyxia or condition of being asphyxiated; suffocation.
1866Howells Venet. Life xix. 312 The purple verge of asphyxiation. 1883Standard 19 Mar. 5/2 Abandoned to garotting by night and asphyxiation by day. |