sufflation

noun

suf·​fla·​tion

(ˌ)səˈflāshən

plural -s

: an act or instance of sufflating

specifically : inspiration

Word History

Etymology

Latin sufflation-, sufflatio, from sufflatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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