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FLATULENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flatulency mean? 

FLATULENCY (noun)
  The noun FLATULENCY has 1 sense:

1. a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canalplay

  Familiarity information: FLATULENCY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLATULENCY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

flatulence; flatulency; gas

Hypernyms ("flatulency" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Derivation:

flatulent (suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal)

flatulent (generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal)


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