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# eructation

«eructation» in Mova's school dictionary: **the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (eructation, eructations)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal, medical) Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A very formal or medical word; doctors and science books use it, but at home people say «burp» or «belch». Writers sometimes use it as a joke, because a long fancy word for a burp sounds funny. In science, it is linked to digestion and fizzy drinks. Phrases: «eructation after meals».

### examples

- Eructation is the medical word for a burp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x1)
- Fizzy drinks can cause eructation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x2)
- Cows release a lot of gas by eructation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x3)
- The doctor asked if he had any eructation after eating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x4)
- «Pardon my eructation,» said Dad, making everyone laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x5)
- Babies need help with eructation after feeding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/#x6)

### note

Uncountable in general, countable for single burps. Verb: eruct (rare). Everyday words: burp, belch. Say «excuse me» after a burp in company.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eructation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eructation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.