What is to emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony called?
expire — To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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