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expectoration vs ejection

ejection vs expectoration

expectoration and ejection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expectoration Yes No No No
ejection Yes No No No
As nouns, ejection is a hypernym of expectoration; that is, ejection is a word with a broader meaning than expectoration:
  • expectoration: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
  • ejection: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Other hypernyms of expectoration include expulsion, forcing out, projection.
expectoration (noun) ejection (noun)
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) the act of forcing out someone or something
the process of coughing up and spitting out the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Difference between expectoration and ejection

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