Obs. rare–1. [as if ad. L. flātiōn-em, f. flāre to blow.] Blowing or breathing.
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1708. Dodwell, Mort. Humane Souls, 23. The πνοὴ, or Flatus, is by the Fathers supposed to continue so long, and no longer, than the Act of Spiration, or Flation, lasts.
