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Definition of suffocation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suffocation

noun
 
/ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃn/
 
/ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of dying because there is no air to breathe; the act of killing somebody by not letting them breathe air
    • to die of suffocation
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adverb
 
 
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