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English Dictionary: eructation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eructation
n
  1. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
    Synonym(s): eruption, eructation, extravasation
  2. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    Synonym(s): belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.
      [82]ructation.]
      1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
  
      2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other
            matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
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